Vriezenveen
| Vriezenveen | |||
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| Coordinates: 52°24′42″N 6°37′32″E / 52.41167°N 6.62556°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Overijssel | ||
| Municipality | Twenterand | ||
| Population (1 January 2006) | 13,389[1] | ||
Drawing bridge in the street
Vriezenveen [vrizə(ɱ)ˈveːn] is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand, about 7 km north of Almelo.
Vriezenveen was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with Den Ham. The new municipality was originally named "Vriezenveen", but it was renamed to "Twenterand" in 2002.[2]
History
In the 18th and 19th century the people of Vriezenveen had a lively trade relation with Saint Petersburg, Russia. The people who traded with Russia were called Rusluie (Russian people) and they established shops at the Nevsky Prospekt.
In 1905 most of the town burnt down. The Jansen & Tilanus textile factory employed a large fraction of the people. It had to shrink in 1958 and was completely closed in 1981.
References
- ↑ Feiten en cijfers gemeente Twenterand
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Vriezenveen". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
- Sint Petersburg Popov originates from Vriezenveen in Trouw Dutch language
- Bartolomy's photos of early morning Vriezenveen in 2013