Losser

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Template:Infobox Dutch municipality 2 Image:Ltspkr.pngLosser is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

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Losser

The oldest known reference to Losser dates from the tenth century Template:Ref. Originally, the village consisted of two separate parts. Both were almost completely destroyed when on September 21, 1665, troops from Münster set fire to themTemplate:Ref.

One of the town's oldest buildings is the Martinitoren (St. Martin's Tower), dating from around 1500 and the only remaining part of a church demolished in 1903.

Overdinkel

For the Netherlands, Overdinkel is a relatively young town. It came into being around 1900, when houses were built for Dutch textile workers who were employed in the nearby German town of GronauTemplate:Ref.

Geography

A few kilometers west of De Lutte, close to the border with Oldenzaal, lies the Tankenberg, a hill the top of which (85 m) is the highest point in the province.

The municipality's most important body of water is the river Dinkel.

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