Wierden

There are 2 soccer clubs, 2 tennis clubs and 1 volleyball club, this is only the top of the clubs. The village has 3 cemeteries of which, only one is currently in use. The mayor is Doret Tigchelaar-van Oene, who is also the chair of the board of mayor and aldermen. In midsummer, the locally known, 3-day festival "WieZo" is held. It starts on a Thursday and ends on Saturday. Every night there are 2 musical acts on the Binnenhof. On Saturday there is also the Wiezoloop. For some years the Wiezoloop has become an independent event, separate from the Wiezo, and is held the same year about 1 month earlier.

• Name — Wierden • Settlement Type — Municipality • Image Skyline — Gemeentehuis Wierden Voorgevel.jpg • Image Caption — Wierden city hall • Image Flag — Wierden vlag.svg • Flag Size — 100x67px • Image Shield — Wierden wapen.svg • Shield Size — 100x80px • Image Map — Map - NL - Municipality code 0189 (2009).svg • Map Alt — Highlighted position of Wierden in a municipal map of Overijssel • Map Caption — Location in Overijssel • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Overijssel • Governing Body — Municipal council • Leader Party — VVD • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Nick Hubers • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — Wierden • Area Land Km2 — Wierden • Area Water Km2 — Wierden • Elevation M — 11 • Population Total — Wierden • Population As Of — popbasemonth popbaseyear • Population Density Km2 — Wierden • Population Demonym — Wierdenaar • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postcode • Postal Code — 7464–7469, 7640–7649 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 0546, 0547, 0548 • Website — 1=http: www.wierden.nl • Illustration — Dutch Topographic map of Wierden, July 2013 Wierden (Nl-Wierden.oga; Tweants: Wierdn) is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Enter, Hoge Hexel, IJpelo, Notter, Rectum, and. The municipality has 10 primary schools and 1 secondary school. There are 2 soccer clubs, 2 tennis clubs and 1 volleyball club, this is only the top of the clubs. The village has 3 cemeteries of which, only one is currently in use. The mayor is Doret Tigchelaar-van Oene, who is also the chair of the board of mayor and aldermen. In midsummer, the locally known, 3-day festival "WieZo" is held. It starts on a Thursday and ends on Saturday. Every night there are 2 musical acts on the Binnenhof. On Saturday there is also the Wiezoloop. For some years the Wiezoloop has become an independent event, separate from the Wiezo, and is held the same year about 1 month earlier.

Wierden is twinned with: • * Ermont, France * Lampertheim, Germany * Maldegem, Belgium Since September 2010, the town council decided to stop the cooperation between the municipalities because of the high costs and too low benefit.

• Illustration — Church: the Sint Jan de Doperkerk • Illustration — World's largest wooden shoe made out of one piece of wood, in the Guinness Book of Records since June 26, 1991. It stands in the village of Enter, Netherlands • Illustration — 'Gaanzendriewer' (Geese driver) by Piet Brouwer in front of the Klompenmuseum 't Schöpke

• Illustration — Anton Huiskes, 1952 • Johanna ter Steege (born 1961), actress • Loes Haverkort (born 1981), actress

• Anton Huiskes (1928–2008), ice-skater and national team trainer, competed at the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics • Hennie Stamsnijder (born 1954) former professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist • Jos Lammertink (born 1958) retired road bicycle racer • Berthil ter Avest (born 1970), soccer player, 275 caps • Marieke van den Ham (born 1983) a water polo player, team gold medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics • Annefleur Kalvenhaar (1994–2014) cyclist and mountain biker • Tom Stamsnijder (born 1985) former professional road bicycle racer