Usselo
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px|The windmill Wissinks Möl Usselo () is a Dutch village in the municipality of Enschede in the eastern Netherlands region of Twente. It is located just west of Enschede and east of Boekelo. It has existed for over 800 years. Archaeology shows that the region was inhabited more or less continuously since the last ice-age. The region is very fertile and will support agriculture and cattle. The countryside is marked by artificial hills, called es or esch, which were formed by depositing dung mixed with dirt. A prime example is the Fleringer Esch, near Fleringen.
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Key facts
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- Usseloër
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- Usselo
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- Village
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- Nederlands Hervormde Kerk Usselo.jpg
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- The Dutch Reformed church in Usselo
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- Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
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- Location in the Netherlands
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- Netherlands
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- Overijssel
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Enschede
- Image
- Nederlands Hervormde Kerk Usselo.jpg
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- Usselo Soil
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thumb|right|200px|The windmill Wissinks Möl Usselo () is a Dutch village in the municipality of Enschede in the eastern Netherlands region of Twente. It is located just west of Enschede and east of Boekelo. It has existed for over 800 years. Archaeology shows that the region was inhabited more or less continuously since the last ice-age. The region is very fertile and will support agriculture and cattle. The countryside is marked by artificial hills, called es or esch, which were formed by depositing dung mixed with dirt. A prime example is the Fleringer Esch, near Fleringen.
== History == The village was one of the earliest settlements in the area. This was confirmed by finds of the remains of a prehistoric village (on the Usseler Es). During World War II the village was bombed by Allied fighters strafing the retreating German forces. This unfortunately led to casualties in the village bakery.