Showing posts with label Netherlands (Province : Overijssel). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Netherlands (Province : Overijssel). Show all posts

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Netherlands - Staphorst


Multiviews of Staphorst.

Sent by Dutchgreetz, a postcrosser from Netherlands.

This is from Wikipedia : Staphorst is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
The villages of Staphorst and its southern neighbour Rouveen came into existence as in the 13th century monks started to bring thebogs and swamps into culture. All the farms were built along the long road through the bog area. Thus a lengthy row of farms was built, becoming the 7 miles long village of Staphorst-Rouveen. This phenomenon is called in Dutch: lintbebouwing (ribbon urbanization). In many parts of the Netherlands this type of village is quite common, e.g. Vriezenveen, the villages along river dykesin the Netherlands, the so-called moor-colonies in the provinces Drenthe and Groningen, as well as the German regions opposite the border. A specialty for Staphorst is, that after a farmer's death, his land was often divided between his sons. The son, who didn't inherit his father's farm, built a farm-house for his own behind the other. Therefore, many pieces of farmland are very lengthy, yet narrow (e.g. 1500 x 40 metres). Originally, each piece of land was 125 metres wide. The farms are of the traditional Low Saxon type. They have green doors and window shutters. Most farms existing now were built between 1850 and 1910.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Netherlands - Twente

 

Images of Twente.

Sent by Tonny, a postcrosser from Netherlands.

This is from Wikipedia :  Twente (English: Twente or Twenthe, Dutch: Twente, Dutch Low Saxon: Twente or Tweante) is a non-administrative region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic tribe that settled in the area and was mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus.
The region's borders are defined by the Overijssel region of Salland in the northwest and west (the river Regge roughtly defines the western border), the German County of Bentheim in the northeast and east (the river Dinkel roughly defines the eastern border) and theGelderland region of the Achterhoek in the south.
Twente has approximately 620,000 inhabitants, most of whom live in the three largest cities: AlmeloHengelo and Enschede, the latter being the main city of the region.
The whole of Hellendoorn and the western parts of both Rijssen-Holten and Twenterand historically belong to the cultural region ofSalland, but to the city region of Twente.

 

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Netherlands - Markelo


People of Markelo in traditional costumes.

Sent by Jeannet, a postcrosser from the Netherlands.

This is from Wikipedia : Markelo is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Hof van Twente, about 20 km (12 mi) west of Hengelo and 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Almelo. The population is about 7.000.

Markelo was a separate municipality between 1818 and 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Twente.

Friday, October 22, 2010