Geerdijk
Village in Overijssel, Netherlands
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Geerdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand. It became a village in 2009.
Geerdijk | |
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Drawbridge at Geerdijk | |
  Geerdijk Location in the Netherlands  Geerdijk Geerdijk (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52.4756°N 6.5698°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Twenterand |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 995 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7681 & 7686[1] |
| Dialing code | 0546 |
History
Geerdijk was founded in the mid-19th century along the canal Almelo–De Haandrik as a peat excavation village.[3][4] It was a Catholic enclave which was settled by colonists from neighbouring Germany and the area around Slagharen and Dedemsvaart. In 1868, an independent parish was established.[4]
In 1906, the Geerdijk railway station opened on the Mariënberg–Almelo railway.[5] On 29 April 2016, it was closed, because there were not enough passengers and Arriva wanted to increase the speed of trains to allow an extension of the line to Hardenberg.[6]
Geerdijk used to be part of the municipality of Den Ham. In 2001, it was merged into Twenterand.[3] It was considered a hamlet of Vroomshoop. In 2009, Geerdijk separated from Vroomshoop, and became a village.[7]
Gallery
Oldest extant house from 1878
Church of Geerdijk
Geerdijk railway station
Repos Ailleurs
