Haaksbergen

Haaksbergen

Haaksbergen

Municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands

Haaksbergen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːɡzbɛrɣə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region.

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The Buurserbeek flows through the municipality of Haaksbergen.

Population centres

  • Boekelo
  • Brammelo
  • Buurse
  • Den Braam
  • Eppenzolder
  • Haaksbergen
  • Harmöle
  • Holthuizen
  • Honesch
  • Langelo
  • St. Isidorushoeve
  • Stepelo

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of Haaksbergen (town), June 2014.

Haaksbergen monstertruck accident

Main article: Haaksbergen monster truck accident

On 28 September 2014 a monster truck crashed into the attending crowd.[4] Three visitors were reported dead, amongst them one child.[5][6] According to Hans Gerritsen, mayor of Haaksbergen at the time, twelve people were injured.[6]

Notable residents

Shirley van der Lof, 2009

Sport

  • The Pancratius Church in the center of Haaksbergen
  • Buursermeertje - panoramio
  • Haaksbergen Town hall
  • Haaksbergen Stationsstraat Watertoren
  • Hans Morselt 1995 Spankracht

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 7481HS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Monstertruck rijdt in op publiek". NOS op 3. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Monster Truck Crash Reportedly Kills Three". Sky News. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Three dead, including one child, in Dutch stunt truck accident". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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