Overijssel

Did you know that part of Twente's fire brigade is portrayed as Rembrandt's Nightwatch? The commander is depicted as the central figure Captain Frans...

Did you know that even cows are being transported by boat in Giethoorn?

Did you know that the city of Kampen is hosting the annual International Hanseatic Days this year?From 15 to 18 June 2017 many activities...

This Sunday the open Dutch championship 'Zwientje Tikken' (= 'tag the pig') will be held in the town of Luttenberg. Zwientje Tikken is a...

Did you know that Dutch top chef Jonnie Boer and his wife Thérèse have won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award at the Paris Cookbook...

Did you know that in Boekelo and surroundings there is a 50m thick crust of salt deep down below the ground? The first salt...

Did you know that it is a long time tradition in parts of the rural east of the Netherlands to blow mid-winter horns between...

This border crossing can be found in between De Lutte in the Netherlands and Bad Bentheim in Germany. In the old days the border...

Did you know that it is a popular New Year's Eve ritual to shoot carbide in some rural parts of the Netherlands?Calcium carbide and...

Did you know that the village of Enter is considered the 'wooden shoe village' of Overijssel? Around the turn of the 20th century the...