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Twenterand

Twenterand
Municipality
Windmill in Vriezenveen
Windmill in Vriezenveen
Flag of Twenterand
Flag
Coat of arms of Twenterand
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Twenterand in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°25′N 6°38′E / 52.417°N 6.633°E / 52.417; 6.633Coordinates: 52°25′N 6°38′E / 52.417°N 6.633°E / 52.417; 6.633
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Established 1 January 2001
Renamed 1 January 2003
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Cornelis Visser (CDA)
Area
 • Total 108.14 km2 (41.75 sq mi)
 • Land 106.32 km2 (41.05 sq mi)
 • Water 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)
 • Total 33,921
 • Density 319/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 7670–7677, 7680–7683
Area code 0546
Website www.twenterand.nl

Twenterand [ˈtʋɛntərɑnt] (About this sound pronunciation ) is a municipality in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. The name means "edge of Twente" as it is situated on the northwestern fringe of the historical region of Twente.

The municipality of Twenterand also had two city halls, because of the merger between the former municipalities of Vriezenveen and Den Ham in 2001. The city hall in Vriezenveen remained. The extended municipality of Vriezenveen is called Twenterand since 2003. The former municipal area of Vriezenveen belongs to the region of Twente and the former municipal area of Den Ham partly to the region of Salland and partly to the region of Twente.

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Twenterand, June 2015


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