Geerdijk

Not to be confused with Geersdijk.

Geerdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand. It became a village in 2009.

Geerdijk
Village
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Coordinates: 52.4756°N 6.5698°E / 52.4756; 6.5698
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Twenterand
Area [1]
• Total	4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	995
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7681 & 7686[1]
Dialing code	0546

History

Geerdijk was founded in the mid-19th century along the canal Almelo–De Haandrik as a peat excavation village.^[3][4] It was a Catholic enclave which was settled by colonists from neighbouring Germany and the area around Slagharen and Dedemsvaart. In 1868, an independent parish was established.^[4]

In 1906, the Geerdijk railway station opened on the Mariënberg–Almelo railway, and closed on 29 April 2016.^[5] It was closed, because there were not enough passengers and Arriva wanted to increase the speed to allow an extension of the line to Hardenberg.^[6]

Geerdijk used to be part of the municipality of Den Ham. In 2001, it was merged into Twenterand.^[3] It was considered a hamlet of Vroomshoop. In 2009, Geerdijk separated from Vroomshoop, and became a village.^[7]

Gallery

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  Oldest extant house from 1878
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  Church of Geerdijk
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  Geerdijk railway station
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  Repos Ailleurs