Goor

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Goor

Total population

12,141

Coordinates52.23°, 6.58°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Goor is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Enschede. Goor received city rights in 1263.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Mike te Wierik

Dutch association football player

Hennie Stamsnijder

Dutch racing cyclist

B

Bert Boom

Dutch cyclist

B

Bart Boom

Dutch bicycle racer and cyclo-cross cyclist

Maurits Lammertink

Dutch cyclist

Arend Voortman

Dutch columnist, journalist, politician and writer (1930-2012)

Gert-Jan Oplaat

Dutch politician

Leonie Kooiker

Dutch children's writer (1927–2020)

Wijnand Duyvendak

Dutch politician and environmental activist

K

Klaas Annink

Dutch murderer

Ellen Jansen

Dutch football player

Johan Nijenhuis

Dutch film producer, film director, television director and screenwriter

T

Tessa Klein Braskamp

Dutch football player

André Manuel

Dutch comedian

F

Folkert Velten

Dutch football player

J

Jan Maarten Heideman

Dutch speed skater

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Overijssel

• Diepenheim
  2.5 mi away · pop. 2,625
• Hengevelde
  3.3 mi away · pop. 2,048
• Markelo
  3.6 mi away · pop. 7,308
• Bentelo
  4.4 mi away · pop. 1,598
• Enter
  4.4 mi away · pop. 7,140
• Rijssen
  5.8 mi away · pop. 28,848
• Delden
  5.8 mi away · pop. 7,431
• Bornerbroek
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,827
• Sint Isidorushoeve
  6.4 mi away · pop. 1,205
• Beckum
  6.9 mi away · pop. 1,001
• Holten
  7.6 mi away · pop. 9,260
• Haaksbergen
  8.5 mi away · pop. 21,605

Browse all places in Overijssel →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Goor

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-10-02

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-30

European Dyer's Polypore

Phaeolus schweinitzii

Seen 2026-09-30

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-29

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-09-29

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Seen 2026-09-28

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Seen 2026-09-28

porcelain mushroom

Oudemansiella mucida

Seen 2026-09-26

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers