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Wijster

Wijster is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 11 km north of Hoogeveen.

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Settlement.name: Wijster
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Voorgevel - Wijster - 20213958 - RCE.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Farm in Wijster
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieMidden-Drenthe.png -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Wijster.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wijster in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Midden-Drenthe

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Wijster is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 11 km north of Hoogeveen.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1206 as in Wisnare. The etymology is unknown. Wijster is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages as a satellite of Beilen. It used to have no church, but did have a large funnel shaped brink (village square).