Twente
Twente is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic tribe that settled in the area and was mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus.- Type: Region
- Description: region in Overijssel, the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Tvento”, “Twente Bölgesi”, “Twenthe”, “ツヴェンテ”, “特温特”, and “特温特地区”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Soaseler Möl and Bussemakerhuis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saasveld and Hertme.
Twente
- Category: locality
- Location: Borne Municipality, Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.32535° or 52° 19′ 31″ north
Longitude
6.79332° or 6° 47′ 36″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
9F488QGV+48
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=region
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Twente” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Twente”
- Arabic: “تفنتة”
- Arabic: “تَفِنْتة”
- Arabic: “تفنته”
- Catalan: “Twente”
- Chinese: “特文特”
- Croatian: “Twente”
- Czech: “Twente”
- Danish: “Twente”
- Dutch: “Twente”
- Esperanto: “Tubantio”
- Esperanto: “Twente”
- French: “Twente”
- German: “Twente”
- Italian: “Twente”
- Japanese: “トゥウェンテ”
- Latin: “Tuenta”
- Latvian: “Tvente”
- Limburgan: “Twente”
- Low German: “Tweante”
- Macedonian: “Твенте”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Twente”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Twente”
- Norwegian: “Twente”
- Polish: “Twente”
- Portuguese: “Twente”
- Russian: “Твенте”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Twente”
- Slovenian: “Twente”
- Spanish: “Twente”
- Tagalog: “Twente”
- Thai: “ตเว็นเตอ”
- Turkish: “Twente”
- Ukrainian: “Твенте”
- Urdu: “تونتے”
- Western Frisian: “Twinte”
- Zeeuws: “Twente”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: ‘t Vonder and ‘t Withag.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Saasveldia and Tennisvereniging Saasveld.
Overijssel: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Zwolle and Enschede.
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