Geesteren, Overijssel

Geesteren (Tweants: Geestern) is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Tubbergen, Overijssel about 9 km northeast of Almelo.

Geesteren Geestern (Twents)
Village
St. Pancratius Church, Geesteren
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Geesteren in the municipality of Tubbergen.
Geesteren Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands Show map of Overijssel Geesteren Geesteren (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°25′N 6°44′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Tubbergen
Area [1]
• Total	31.90 km2 (12.32 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,325
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Geesternaren, Papsleevn
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7678[1]
Dialing code	0546

It was first mentioned in 1268 as Geysteren. The etymology is unclear.^[3] Around 1800, it developed into a village around the Catholic church.^[4] In 1840, Geesteren together with Harbrinkhoek and Langeveen were home to 1,329 people.^[5] The Roman Catholic church, St. Pancratius, is named after Pancras of Rome, and dates from 1926.^[4]

Every year an international concours hippique is organised at Erve Maathuis mainly focussing on show jumping. In 2019 this 'CSI Twente' celebrated its 45th anniversary.^[5]

A landmark alongside the main road is the windmill 'Grote Geesterse Molen' which dates from 1867.^[4]

Gallery

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  Old style farmhouse with barn
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  Monument for a vanished mill
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  Grote Geesterse Molen
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  Concours Hippique (1946)