Losser
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Losser | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Overijssel |
Area | 99.64 km² |
- Land | 98.95 km² |
- Water | 0.69 km² |
Population (2005) | 22,496 |
- Density | 227/km² |
Losser is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
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[edit] Population centres
- Beuningen
- De Lutte
- Glane
- Losser
- Overdinkel
[edit] Losser
The oldest known reference to Losser dates from the tenth century [1]. Originally, the village consisted of two separate parts. Both were almost completely destroyed when on September 21, 1665, troops from Münster set fire to them[2].
One of the town's oldest buildings is the Martinitoren (St. Martin's Tower), dating from around 1500 and the only remaining part of a church demolished in 1903.
[edit] Overdinkel
For the Netherlands, Overdinkel is a relatively young town. It came into being around 1900, when houses were built for Dutch textile workers who were employed in the nearby German town of Gronau[1].
[edit] Geography
A few kilometers west of De Lutte, close to the border with Oldenzaal, lies the Tankenberg, a hill the top of which (85 m) is the highest point in the province.
The municipality's most important body of water is the river Dinkel.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Stenvert, R. et al. (1998). Monumenten in Nederland: Overijssel, p. 213–215, 240. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 900-400-9200-1.
- ^ Buisman, J. (2000). Duizend jaar weer, wind en water in de lage landen: 1575–1675, p. 597. Franeker: Van Wijnen. ISBN 90-5194-136-6.
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