Wierden

Wierden 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,,, 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, 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.

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Wierden is twinned with:

Notable residents
Johanna ter Steege, actress
Loes Haverkort, actress
Sport
Anton Huiskes, ice-skater and national team trainer, competed at the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics
Hennie Stamsnijder former professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist
Jos Lammertink retired road bicycle racer
Berthil ter Avest, soccer player, 275 caps
Marieke van den Ham a water polo player, team gold medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Annefleur Kalvenhaar cyclist and mountain biker
Tom Stamsnijder former professional road bicycle racer

Wierden

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Notable residents

Sport