Geesteren, Overijssel

Harbrinkhoek (Tweants: Haarbig) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 5 km northeast of Almelo. It was first mentioned in 1844 as Harbrink, and means "settlement of the people of Harbert (person)". In the 1950s, the hamlet turned into a little village. The village is twinned with Mariaparochie, but both still have separate place name signs, statistical entries and postal codes.

Mariaparochie [ma'riaːpaˌrɔxi] is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The greater part of it belongs to the municipality of Tubbergen while a small part, with the local church, belongs to Almelo. Mariaparochie lies about 4 km northeast of Almelo. In 1918, the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church was built and enlarged in 1923. In 1936, there was a settlement around the church. The village is twinned with Harbrinkhoek, but both still have separate place name signs, statistical entries and postal codes.

Langeveen (Tweants: T Langevenne) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 13 km north of Almelo. It was first mentioned in 1851 as Langeveen, and means "long bog". In 1803, the first person received permission to settle in the area. In 1843, a little church was built. A little Lourdes Chapel was built in the village.

Tubbergen (Dutch: [tʏˈbɛrɣə(n)] (listen); Tweants: Tubbige) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

Albergen (Tweants: Albeargn) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 7 km east of Almelo.

Manderveen (Tweants: Maanderven) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 13 km northeast of Almelo. The village was first mentioned in 1846 as Manderveen, which means peat area near Mander.

Fleringen (Tweants: Fleringn) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 10 km east of Almelo. It was first mentioned in 1227 as van Vlederingen. The etymology is unknown. The havezate Herinckhave was first mentioned in the 14th century. The current building dates from the 17th century. A part of the manor house burnt down in 1959 was rebuilt in 1977–78. In 1840, it was home to 334 people. From the 1950s onwards, Fleringen started to grow.

Ambt Almelo is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It covered the area around the city centre of Almelo. In 1913, the municipality was merged with the municipality of Almelo.

Stad Almelo is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It consisted of the city of Almelo. It existed from 1818 to 1914, when it merged with the municipality of Ambt Almelo, which covered the surrounding countryside.

Almelo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlməloː] (listen)) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek. Almelo has about 72,000 inhabitants in the middle of the rolling countryside of Twente, with the industrial centres of Enschede and Hengelo as close neighbours but also with tourist towns like Ootmarsum, Delden and Markelo only a bicycle ride away. Almelo received city rights in 1394. Within the city limits lies the castle of the Counts of Almelo. Located in the city centre is Huize Almelo, a castle that in its current form dates back to 1662 (This castle is not open to the public). There are mosaics which decorate the walls of the tunnel close to the railway station. The city is also known for its local association football club Heracles Almelo, which plays in the Eredivisie, the highest football league in the Netherlands. The club uses the Erve Asito.

Almelo is a railway station in Almelo, Netherlands. The station was opened on 18 October 1865 and is on the Deventer–Almelo railway, Almelo–Salzbergen railway, Zwolle–Almelo railway and Mariënberg–Almelo railway lines. The current station building dates from 1962. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva.

Twenterand (Dutch: [ˈtʋɛntərɑnt] (listen); Twents: Tweanteraand) is a municipality in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. The name means "edge of Twente" as it is situated on the northwestern fringe of the historical region of Twente. The municipality of Twenterand also had two city halls, because of the merger between the former municipalities of Vriezenveen and Den Ham in 2001. The city hall in Vriezenveen remained. The extended municipality of Vriezenveen is called Twenterand since 2003. The former municipal area of Vriezenveen belongs to the region of Twente and the former municipal area of Den Ham partly to the region of Salland and partly to the region of Twente.