Varsseveld is a town in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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, located in the Dutch municipality of Oude IJsselstreek

Oude IJsselstreek

Oude IJsselstreek is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January, 2005 through a merger of the former municipalities Gendringen and Wisch.- Geography and population centres :...

. It is the hometown of football

Football (soccer)

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 coach Guus Hiddink

Guus Hiddink

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, and of cyclist Robert Gesink

Robert Gesink

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Varsseveld was a separate municipality between 1812 and 1818, when it was merged with Wisch

Wisch (Gelderland)

Wisch is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality was created in 1818, in a merger of Terborg and Varsseveld, and existed until 2005, when it became a part of the new municipality of Oude IJsselstreek....

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Sport

Varsseveld will host the 2009

2009 Sidecarcross world championship

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 Dutch Sidecarcross Grand Prix

Sidecarcross world championship

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, on 7 June.

Footballcoach Guus Hiddink was born and grew up in Varsseveld.
Cyclist Robert Gesink was born and grew up in Varsseveld

External links

Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Events

Annual events include:

• Nationale motorcross (May)
• Eeuwig Erbarmen Festival/’n drom (first Saturday in July)
• men-wedstrijden (July)
• Varssevelds Volksfeest, thist Volksfeest is for a lot of people the best party ever (third weekend in August)
• Koetsentocht en Monicadag it's very nice to see(July)