Overijssel - 73 Attractions You Must Visit

The Engbertsdijksvenen is a state natural monument in the municipality of Twenterand in Overijssel , near Kloosterhaar east of Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk near the German border. There are extensive peat areas with heathlands and fens. It is a remnant of the large peat swamp that once covered the northeast of the Netherlands.The area is part of the European network of protected natural areas: Natura 2000 .

Singraven is a country estatebeautifully situated along the Dinkel close to the village of Denekamp. It offers a varied landscape with forests, lanes, fields, meadows, marshes, and the ever-present Dinkel. Tehre are also many special monumental buildings, including the stately House Singraven, behind the Coach House and the ancient water mill with three wheels.

The Haaksbergerveen is a sub-area in the Buurserzand & Haaksbergerveen . It is a high moor-like nature reserve of approximately 500 hectares in the border area of ​​the Dutch province of Overijssel and Germany. It is located south of Enschede in the east of the municipality of Haaksbergen. The Haaksbergerveen largely consists of a partly excavated raised moor area.

The Hellendoornse Berg is a 40 meter high hill in the Twents - Salland municipality of Hellendoorn in the Dutch province of Overijssel . The hill is named after the village of Hellendoorn, which is located just east of the top of the hill. Further west is Luttenberg. The hill is separated by the N35 from, among other things, the Haarlerberg and the Koningsbelt , located in the Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park.

Herman Brood Museum & Experience is a museum in Zwolle about the rock singer and artist Herman Brood. The museum tells the story of the artist's life. It shows drawings, paintings, pieces of clothing, furniture, a guitar, poetry albums by his sisters, photographs, film material and all kinds of other objects from Brood's life.

The Hulsbeek is a Dutch recreation area , located west of Oldenzaal . Originally it was an estate situated around Erve Het Hulsbeek. The area, with a total area of ​​230 ha, consists on the one hand of the landscaped recreational lakes and meadows with a skateboard track and on the other hand of the original forest and heathland.

The Historical Museum Vriezenveen is located in the old town hall of the Overijssel town of Vriezenveen , right in the center.The museum deals with the history of the municipality of Vriezenveen. There is, among other things, a section on the textile history of Vriezenveen, and documentation on the great fire that ravaged Vriezenveen on May 16, 1905, in which 228 homes, the town hall and two churches were lost.

The Holterberg is a hilly area that is part of the Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park . The Holterberg owes its name to the Overijssel village of Holten , which lies south of this area. In the north, this area borders the Haarlerberg and Noetselerberg . This nature reserve includes many moors that are interspersed with forests. Black grouse are only found in the Netherlands on the Holterberg and the Hoge Veluwe .

The Icon Museum in Recklinghausen was founded in 1956 and is the most important of its kind in Western Europe. The collection is the largest outside the Orthodox world. The collection is the largest in the western hemisphere. Over 3,500 icons, embroideries, miniatures, and wood and metal works are on display in the museum. The countries of origin are Russia , Greece , Ethiopia and the Balkans.

Kasteel Eerde is situated on the Eerde estate in the Overijssel municipality of Ommen . The estate once covered 150 hectares and stretched from the Overijsselse Vecht to the Regge . A stone arch bridge over the moat gives access to the castle.The interior of the castle has largely been preserved in 18th-century style. Fireplaces are paneled in Louis XIV style . There are many portraits of former residents. The castle gardens on the south side are not freely accessible to the public.

A majestic house in Diepenheim , Overijssel, in the municipality of Hof van Twente . Originally it was a gatehouse of a manor . The gardens are a tourist attraction. The Castle is often called Warmelo. The manor house was originally built in a square shape, around a courtyard. Warmelo is best known for the gardens in different styles that surround the house. It includes a Victorian garden, a French style geometric garden and an English style landscape garden.

The Kleine Belterwijde is a lake in the northwest of the Dutch province of Overijssel. The west side of the lake is formed by the Arembergergracht . There are campsites with marinas along the other sides of the lake. The lake is connected to the Belter and Beulakerwijde via the Arembergracht . The Schutsloot opens on the south side. This canal runs in an easterly direction through the village and connects the lake with both the Belterwijde and the Schutsloterwijde .

The Kuiperberg is a 71 meter high hill in the Twente municipality of Dinkelland in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The top of the Kuiperberg is just west of Ootmarsum. The Kuiperberg is part of the moraine stretching from Ootmarsum to Uelsen in Germany.

Landgoed Egheria is a Dutch nature reserve near the Twente village of De Lutte in the Overijssel municipality of Losser . It is part of the Oldenzaal Estates Natura 2000 area . The total estate is approximately 245 ha, of which approximately 162 ha is managed by Natuurmonumenten . The rest of the estate is owned by several private owners.

Landgoed Lonnekermeer is an estate located between Enschede , Hengelo and Oldenzaal around two lakes . These lakes have been dug for sand holes for the construction of the Twente railway lines .The Lonnekermeer is part of a historic chain of 19th-century estates around Enschede and Oldenzaal.

The Lemelerberg nature reserve consists of a moraine located west of the Overijssel Lemelle and northeast of Lemelerveld. A good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do.

The Lonnekerberg is an elevation in the municipality of Enschede in the Dutch province of Overijssel . The hill, with a height of sixty meters above NAP , is located northeast of the Twente village of Lonneker and east of the former Twenthe airport. Its nature reserve covers 141 hectares and is owned by Landscape Overijssel . Production forest with different types of coniferous wood that was planted in the time of Bledenstein and afterwards is gradually being transformed into mixed forest .

The Mosbeek is a stream in Overijssel . The stream originates in the Springendal on the west flank of the Ootmarsum moraine and is fed by a large number of sources. The source area of ​​the Mosbeek contains a stream raised bog vegetation that is unique for the Netherlands and is known for the occurrence of the fat leaf. The stream flows into the Geesterense Molenbeek .

The Museum Buurtspoorweg operates a museum railway between Haaksbergen and Boekelo in Overijssel . The foundation was established on February 21, 1967 and on June 23, 1989, it was the first railway company besides the Nederlandse Spoorwegen to obtain a transport concession for the Haaksbergen – Boekelo section.

Museum de Fundatie is a museum for visual arts in Zwolle , the capital of Overijssel . Museum de Fundatie is part of the Hannema-de Stuers Fundatie foundation, which also includes Castle Het Nijenhuis in Heino . Museum de Fundatie owns a collection of visual art, from the late Middle Ages to the present, based on the collection of Dirk Hannema , former director of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.