Twello
Twello is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Voorst, about 5 km (3 mi) southwest of Deventer. Twello is a village between the cities Deventer and Apeldoorn. It has several primary schools, among them: De Hietweide, a public school, which means it has no religion tied to it, Sint Martinus, a catholic primary school, located in front of the Sint Martinuskerk (see picture) and De Wingerd, a Christian primary school located next to the Town Hall. The village also has two high schools for vmbo and the first 3 grades of havo.
Twello | |
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Unincorporated town | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Voorst with Twello highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′0″N 6°6′8″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Voorst |
| Population | 13,500 |
Twello was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Voorst.[1]
Twello, windmill: Havekes Mölle
Twello, church: Sint Martinuskerk
Twello, country house: Huize het Holthuis
People from Twello
- Robert Horstink, volleyball player
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Twello. |
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Twello". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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