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.- Region
- Description: region in Overijssel, the Netherlands
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saasveld and Hertme.
Borne
Borne is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the region of Twente.
Twente
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Latitude
52.32535° or 52° 19′ 31″ north
Longitude
6.79332° or 6° 47′ 36″ east
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.
TwenteAfrikaans
TwentheAfrikaans
تَفِنْتةArabic
تفنتهArabic
TwenteCatalan
特文特Chinese
特温特Chinese
特温特地区Chinese
TwenteCroatian
TwenteCzech
TwenteDanish
TwenteDutch
TwentheDutch
TubantioEsperanto
TventoEsperanto
TwenteEsperanto
TwenteItalian
ツヴェンテJapanese
トゥウェンテJapanese
TuentaLatin
TventeLatvian
TwenteLimburgan
TweanteLow German
TwenteLow German
ТвентеMacedonian
TwenteNorwegian
TwenteNorwegian Bokmål
TwenteNorwegian Nynorsk
TwentePolish
Twente BölgesiTurkish
ТвентеUkrainian
تونتےUrdu
TwenteWestern Frisian
TwinteWestern Frisian
TwenteZeeuws
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