Editing Geerdijk

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| population_footnotes    = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=18 March 2022 |quote=Split in Oost and West; still added to the total population of Vroomshoop}}</ref>
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'''Geerdijk''' is a village in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[Overijssel]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Twenterand]]. It became a village in 2009.

== History ==
Geerdijk was founded in the mid-19th century along the canal Almelo–De Haandrik as a [[peat]] excavation village.<ref name="canon">{{cite web|url=https://www.canonvannederland.nl/nl/overijssel/salland/den-ham-vroomshoop/twenterand/ |title=Ontstaan Twenterand |website=Canon van Nederland |access-date=18 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name="plaats"/> It was a Catholic enclave which was settled by colonists from neighbouring Germany and the area around [[Slagharen]] and [[Dedemsvaart]]. In 1868, an independent parish was established.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/geerdijk |title=Geerdijk |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=18 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

In 1906, the [[Geerdijk railway station]] opened on the [[Mariënberg]]–[[Almelo]] railway, and closed on 29 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=Geerdijk |title=Station Geerdijk |website=Stationsweb |access-date=18 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> It was closed, because there were not enough passengers and [[Arriva]] wanted to increase the speed to allow an extension of the line to [[Hardenberg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/station-geerdijk-ligt-in-de-weg~be2a02ff/ |title=Station Geerdijk ligt in de weg |website=Trouw |date=27 November 2015 |access-date=18 March 2022 |language=nl |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Geerdijk used to be part of the municipality of [[Den Ham]]. In 2001, it was merged into [[Twenterand]].<ref name="canon"/> It was considered a hamlet of [[Vroomshoop]]. In 2009, Geerdijk separated from Vroomshoop, and became a village.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/vroomshoop |title=Vroomschoop |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=18 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Geerdijk nooorderweg oudste nog bestaande woning.jpg|Oldest extant house from 1878
File:Geerdijk kerk.jpg|Church of Geerdijk
File:Station Geerdijk.jpg|Geerdijk railway station
File:Geerdijk repos ailleurs 01.jpg|Repos Ailleurs
</gallery>

== References ==
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{{Dutch municipality Twenterand}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Overijssel]]
[[Category:Salland]]
[[Category:Twenterand]]


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