Vriezenveen
Encyclopedia
Vriezenveen is a town in the Dutch
province of Overijssel
. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand
, about 7 km north of Almelo
.
Vriezenveen was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with Den Ham
. The new municipality was originally named "Vriezenveen", but it was renamed to "Twenterand" in 2002.
, Russia. The people who traded with Russia were called "Ruslui" (Russian people) and they established shops at the Nevsky Prospekt
.
In 1905 most of the town burnt down. The Jansen & Tilanus textile factory employed a large fraction of the people. It had to shrink in 1958 and was completely closed in 1981.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand
Twenterand
Twenterand is a municipality in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. The name means "edge of Twente" as it is situated on the northwestern fringe of the historical region of Twente....
, about 7 km north of Almelo
Almelo
Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek....
.
Vriezenveen was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with Den Ham
Den Ham
Den Ham is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand, about 15 km northwest of Almelo....
. The new municipality was originally named "Vriezenveen", but it was renamed to "Twenterand" in 2002.
History
In the 18th and 19th century the people of Vriezenveen had a lively trade relation with Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia. The people who traded with Russia were called "Ruslui" (Russian people) and they established shops at the Nevsky Prospekt
Nevsky Prospekt
Nevsky Avenue |Prospekt]]) is the main street in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Planned by Peter the Great as beginning of the road to Novgorod and Moscow, the avenue runs from the Admiralty to the Moscow Railway Station and, after making a turn at Vosstaniya Square, to the Alexander...
.
In 1905 most of the town burnt down. The Jansen & Tilanus textile factory employed a large fraction of the people. It had to shrink in 1958 and was completely closed in 1981.
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Map of the former municipality, around 1868.- Sint Petersburg Popov originates from Vriezenveen in TrouwTrouwTrouw is a Dutch daily newspaper. "Trouw" is a Dutch word meaning "fidelity", "loyalty", or "allegiance", and is cognate with the English adjective "true"...
Dutch language