Geesteren, Gelderland

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Geesteren
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Geesteren
Location in the province of Gelderland
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Geesteren
Geesteren (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°8′20″N6°31′35″E / 52.13889°N 6.52639°E / 52.13889; 6.52639
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Berkelland
Area
[1]
 • Total19.68 km2 (7.60 sq mi)
Elevation
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15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total1,335
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7274 [1]
Dialing code 0545

Geesteren is a village in the eastern Netherlands, located in the municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland. It was hit by a small tornado 1988, which lifted the party tent that was set up to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Geesteren and moved it two meters.

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Geesteren was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with nearby Borculo. [3]

Buildings

Geesteren is well known for its church, which is one of the three churches in Europe with a stepped gable, as a result of this, the tower is topped by two weather cocks instead of just one.

The wind powered grist mill De Ster (The Star) was built in 1859.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7274AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.


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