Twente

Twente is a region of the Netherlands around the cities of Almelo, Enschede and Hengelo. It is bounded on the east by the Lower Saxony district of Bentheim and the North Rhine-Westphalian Münster ( Borken district ) in the neighboring Federal Republic of Germany, all of which belong to the European region Euregio. The name of the region is derived from the Germanic tribe of the Tubanti, who lived in this region until the 4th century.

Twente is the most south-eastern region in the province of Overijssel; the second region in Overijssel is Salland.

Twente is a cooperative of 14 municipalities of Twente, among which are Almelo, Borne, spelled country, Enschede, Hof van Twente, Haaksbergen, Hellendoorn, Hengelo, Losser, Oldenzaal, Rijssen, Tubbergen Twenterand and wierden.

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