| Geesteren | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Tubbergen - Geesteren.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Geesteren in the municipality of Tubbergen. |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Overijssel |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tubbergen |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 17 |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.90 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4,325 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Demonym: | Geesternaren, Papsleevn |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7678 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0546 |
Geesteren (Tweants: Geestern) is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Tubbergen, Overijssel about 9 km northeast of Almelo.
It was first mentioned in 1268 as Geysteren. The etymology is unclear.[3] Around 1800, it developed into a village around the Catholic church.[4] In 1840, Geesteren together with Harbrinkhoek and Langeveen were home to 1,329 people.[5] The Roman Catholic church, St. Pancratius, is named after Pancras of Rome, and dates from 1926.[4]
Every year an international concours hippique is organised at Erve Maathuis mainly focussing on show jumping. In 2019 this 'CSI Twente' celebrated its 45th anniversary.[5]
A landmark alongside the main road is the windmill 'Grote Geesterse Molen' which dates from 1867.[4]