Goor

Goor (pronounced [ɣoːr]) is a town about 20 km North west of Enschede in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received town rights in 1263. The population is about 13,000.

This article is about the Dutch village. For the forest on Rügen island, see Goor (Rügen).

Goor
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Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°13′56″N 6°35′12″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalityHof van Twente
Population
12,314 (01-01-2,008)

Goor was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Twente.[1] Goor was the site of a statue of the republican leader Joan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol, but the statue was destroyed by royalists Orangists after the republican movement was crushed in 1787.

Transportation

Railway Station: Goor

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References
  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  • Goor, church: Hofkerk
  • Goor, Hofkerk in the street
  • Goor, windmill: Braakmolen



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