Losser
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| Losser | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Overijssel |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 99.64 km² (38.5 sq mi) |
| - Land | 98.95 km² (38.2 sq mi) |
| - Water | 0.69 km² (0.3 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 22,479 |
| - Density | 227/km² (587.9/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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] 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. (For myths of the Tankenberg, see Tanfana.)
The municipality's most important body of water is the river Dinkel.
[edit] References
- ^ Stenvert, R. et al. (1998). Monumenten in Nederland: Overijssel, p. 213–215, 240. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90-400-9200-1.
- ^ 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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