Geesteren, Gelderland

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

Coat of arms

52°8′20″N 6°31′35″E / 52.13889°N 6.52639°E / 52.13889; 6.52639CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityBerkellandArea

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• Total19.68 km² (7.60 sq mi)Elevation

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15 m (49 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,335 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7274^[1]

Dialing code0545

Geesteren is a village in the eastern Netherlands, located in the municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland. It was hit by a small tornado 1988, which lifted the party tent to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Geesteren and moved it two meters.

Geesteren was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with nearby Borculo.^[3]

Buildings

Geesteren is well known for its church, which is one of the three churches in Europe with a stepped gable, as a result of this, the tower is topped by two weather cocks instead of just one.

The wind powered grist mill De Ster (The Star) was built in 1859.

Gallery

Windsmill: molen de Ster
Sculpture: de Vrouw van 't Starveld

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7274AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.