Vriezenveen

Vriezenveen
Flag of Vriezenveen
Coat of arms of Vriezenveen
Nickname: 
Vjenne
Vriezenveen is located in Overijssel
Vriezenveen
Vriezenveen
Vriezenveen is located in Netherlands
Vriezenveen
Vriezenveen
Coordinates: 52°25′N 6°38′E / 52.417°N 6.633°E / 52.417; 6.633
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalityTwenterand
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHans Broekhuizen (CDA)
Area
 • Total108.14 km2 (41.75 sq mi)
 • Land106.17 km2 (40.99 sq mi)
 • Water1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total13.800
 • Density317/km2 (820/sq mi)
DemonymVriezenvener
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7670–7672
Area code0546
WebsiteOfficial website
Drawbridge, as seen from the Westerhoeven

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.[2]

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.[3]

The town hall of Twenterand is located in Vriezenveen. The dependence of the town hall in Den Ham was closed on May 30, 2008.

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. July 24, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tabel: Bevolking; maandcijfers per gemeente en overige regionale indelingen". 1 Januari 2020, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Voorburg/Heerlen. 2020.
  3. ^ "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten sinds 1812" (PDF) (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2015.

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