Haaksbergen

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Haaksbergen

Total population

21,605

WeatherAvg high 59°F

Coordinates52.16°, 6.74°

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

Overview

Haaksbergen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Mike te Wierik

Dutch association football player

Annie Borckink

Dutch speed skater

Judith Pietersen

Dutch volleyball player

A

Arne Hassink

Dutch bicycle racer

Menno ter Braak

Dutch writer (1902-1940)

M

Maria Kusters-ten Beitel

Dutch rower

Arie Hassink

Dutch cyclist

Dik van der Meulen

Dutch writer and Dutch language specialist

W

Wim Izaks

Dutch painter (1950-1989)

J

Jeffrey Brammer

Dutch association football player

Willem Sluyter

Achterhoek poet and minister (1627-1673)

Willem Jiddo Taanman

Dutch painter (1876-1935)

Astrid Bussink

Dutch film director

K

Klaas Annink

Dutch murderer

Herman Wisselink

Dutch politician (1918-1995)

Simon Philip de Vries

Dutch rabbi (1870-1944)

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

Nearby places in Overijssel

• Sint Isidorushoeve
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,205
• Beckum
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,001
• Buurse
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,430
• Boekelo
  4.1 mi away · pop. 2,525
• Usselo
  5.1 mi away · pop. 275
• Hengevelde
  5.2 mi away · pop. 2,048
• Bentelo
  5.4 mi away · pop. 1,598
• Delden
  7.4 mi away · pop. 7,431
• Hengelo
  7.9 mi away · pop. 79,798
• Enschede
  7.9 mi away · pop. 151,041
• Diepenheim
  8.4 mi away · pop. 2,625
• Goor
  8.5 mi away · pop. 12,141

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.

Recently spotted species

European holly

Ilex aquifolium

Seen 2026-10-13

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-10-08

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-07

Allacma fusca

Allacma fusca

Seen 2026-10-05

Dark Bush-cricket

Pholidoptera griseoaptera

Seen 2026-10-02

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-10-02

Stubble Rosegill

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus

Seen 2026-09-30

Box Tree Moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Seen 2026-09-29

Spectacular Rustgill

Gymnopilus junonius

Seen 2026-09-29

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

Official Identifiers