Vriezenveen
Vriezenveen (Lower Saxon: 't Vjenne, Venne, Vjenne, Vreeznven or Vreeinvenne) is a town in the municipality of Twenterand in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The population was 13,800 on January 1, 2020.
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| Nickname: Vjenne | |
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| Coordinates: 52°25′N 6°38′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Twenterand |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Hans Broekhuizen (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108.14 km2 (41.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 106.17 km2 (40.99 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
| • Total | 13.800 |
| • Density | 317/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vriezenvener |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7670–7672 |
| Area code | 0546 |
| Website | Official website |
Until July 1, 2002, Vriezenveen formed an independent municipality together with the villages of De Pollen, Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, Aadorp and the hamlets Bruinehaar, Weitemanslanden and Westerhoeven. In 2001, the municipality of Vriezenveen was merged with the municipality of Den Ham, which included the villages of Den Ham, Vroomshoop, and Geerdijk. The new municipality was called Vriezenveen and renamed Twenterand in 2003.
The town hall of Twenterand is located in Vriezenveen. The dependence of the town hall in Den Ham was closed on May 30, 2008.