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Click on any of the following
links to find out more about churches in cities and villages
in Overijssel:
(Links in bold refer to pages showing a
selection of churches in specific towns, villages or municipalities (these
are marked "mun."), all others refer directly to descriptions of a single church.
For an overview of all churches in Overijssel that are described
in more detail on Archimon see the pictorial
index.)
Almelo (mun.)
Borne (mun.)
Bornerbroek
Delden
Denekamp
Deventer
Dinkelland (mun.)
Enschede (mun.)
Geesteren
Heeten
Hellendoorn
Hengelo
Hertme
Ijsselmuiden
Kampen
Lattrop
Lonneker
Losser
Mariaparochie
Nieuw-Heeten
Oldenzaal
Ootmarsum
Raalte
Rijssen
Steenwijk
Tilligte
Tubbergen (mun.)
Vasse
Weerselo
Wierden
Zwolle |
Overijssel is known under that
name since the 15th century. Before that it was called Oversticht.
Under Charlemagne the area, which was populated by Saxons, was
conquered while a start was made with the christianization of
the population by missionaries from Utrecht. Between 1040 and
1049 emperor Henry III gave the regions of Twente, Salland and
Hamaland to bishop Bernoldus of Utrecht in possession. By the
end of the 11th century all of the current Overijssel was ruled
by the bishop. Regular wars with Gelre occasionally resulted
in the loss of territory. In the 12th century Oversticht was
seperated from the heartland of the diocese (Nedersticht) when
Gelre conquered the Veluwe region. The power of the bishop was
constantly challenged by the cities of Deventer, Kampen and Zwolle,
all members of the Hanseatic League. In the rest of Oversticht
there were no cities of much importance. In 1528 the bishop of
Utrecht lost all of his temporal power to emperor Charles V.
In 1559 Deventer became the capital of a new diocese. In 1580
however a protestant army forced Overijssel to join the alliance
against Spain, the Union of Utrecht. Starting in the three cities
on the river Ijssel, the province gradually became more protestant,
except for the region of Twente, which remained in Spanish hands
until 1626 and stayed mostly catholic. An invasion by troops from Münster brought Overijssel
back in the German empire from 1672 until 1674. The French period
from 1795 until 1814 brought along several territorial and temporary
name changes. In 1814 Overijssel became part of the kingdom of
the Netherlands. |
