Twello

Twello is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Voorst, about 5 km (3 mi) southwest of Deventer. Twello is a village between the cities Deventer and Apeldoorn. It has several primary schools, among them De Hietweide, a public school, which means it has no religion tied to it; Sint Martinus, a Catholic primary school, located in front of the Sint Martinuskerk (see picture); De Wingerd, a Christian primary school located next to the Town Hall and De Kleine Wereld, a Christian primary school. The village also has two high schools for VMBO (voorbereidend middelbaar beroepsonderwijs, pre-vocational secondary education) and the first three grades of HAVO (hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs, higher general continued education).

Twello
Unincorporated town
Eureka service residence
Eureka service residence
Coat of arms of Twello
Map of Voorst with Twello highlighted
Map of Voorst with Twello highlighted
Coordinates: 52°14′0″N 6°6′8″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityVoorst
Population
13,500

Twello was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Voorst.[1]

People from Twello

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  • Media related to Twello at Wikimedia Commons


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