Vroomshoop

Vroomshoop is a town located at the center of the municipality Twenterand in the Dutch province of Overijssel and was founded around 1859. The earliest inhabitants lived from the peat that was found in the nearby area.

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Place details

Locality: Vroomshoop
Region: Overijssel
Country: Nederland
Population: 8,480
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Twenterand
Settlement.elevation_m: 10
Settlement.area_total_km2: 17.08
Settlement.population_total: 9.400
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Transportation
Triathlon
Dragon boat Festival
Notable people
Gallery
References

Farmers from the Groningen area played an important role by excavating peat and turning it into farmland here. They settled mainly on the Tonnendijk Road. The Groninger-farms are still on the Tonnendijk.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vroomshoop” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.