Weerselo Explained

Weerselo
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Nickname:Weerseloërs
Image Map1:Map NL - Dinkelland - Weerselo.png
Map Caption1:The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Weerselo in the municipality of Dinkelland.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Overijssel
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Dinkelland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:17
Area Total Km2:18.60
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,055
Population As Of:2021
Population Demonym:Weerseloërs
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7595
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0541
Coordinates:52.3508°N 6.8567°W

Weerselo is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 6 km northwest of Oldenzaal. Weerselo was a separate municipality until 2001 when it became a part of Dinkelland.

Overview

It was first mentioned in the 1160s as Werslo. The etymology is unclear.[3] It consists of two settlements. Het Stift developed around a 12th century Benedictine monastery, and the village of Weerselo which was also called Nijstad. The monastery burnt down in 1523.[4] In 1840, it was home to 558 people.[5]

A fine example of the historic building style in Twente, in the east of the Netherlands, can be found near the Stiftskerk, which in itself is a point of interest in this village, since it is its oldest core that gave name to the village.

The 'Weerselose Markt' is a flea market for antiques and bric-à-brac which opens every Saturday.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7595AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 15 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 15 March 2022 .
  3. Web site: Weerselo - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 15 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Weerselo . Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove . 1998 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9200 1 . nl . 15 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Weerselo . Plaatsengids . 15 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Herman Carel Felix Clotilde von Heijden. Olympedia . 15 March 2022.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/jos-lansink-1.html . Jos Lansink . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 15 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Elles Leferink . Wie is Wie in Overijssel . 15 March 2022 . nl.
  9. News: André Paus . RTV Oost . 10 June 2014 . 15 March 2022 . nl.