Haaksbergen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region.
Aerial view of Haaksbergen
Shirley van der Lof, 2009
The Pancratius Church in the center of Haaksbergen
Buursermeertje - panoramio
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the Episcopal principality of Utrecht by which it was held until 1528. The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede. The province had a population of about 1,184,000 as of January 2023. The land mostly consists of grasslands and some forests ; it also borders a small part of the IJsselmeer to the west.
Rijksweg N35 Ceintuurbaan in Zwolle
The Enschede railway station.
The municipalities of Overijssel
The Grote Markt in Zwolle, the provincial capital