This is a view of a farmhouse in the Twente region of the Netherlands. The district of Twente in the eastern Netherlands lies between Salland in the west and the German frontier to the east. Since about 1830 the textile industry of Twente has developed from a traditional cottage industry into the major element in the economy of the region. The spinning and weaving mills and dyeing factories are mostly located in the towns of Enschede, Hengelo, Almelo and Oldenzaal.
Outside these industrial centers Twente is still essentially an agricultural region,
dotted with villages of traditional type and isolated farmsteads.
Thanks Conny59 for the card (NL-646093).
