Delden

Delden is a city in the province of Overijssel and, since 2001, in the municipality of Hof van Twente.

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Although its population is small, it gained city-rights in 1333. Castle Twickel is a famous landmark near Delden and the people of Twickel built a watertower in Delden that helped Delden earn city status.

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The town has a railway station on the line Zutphen-Hengelo.

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City: :For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation)...

Overijssel: Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country....

Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....