The "Drost" (a kind of mayor) of the Twente region, who ruled this area on behalf of the bishop of Utrecht, had in the late Middle Ages his residence in Goor.

Goor had a small harbour along the river Regge (which flows to the Vecht near Ommen), but when the Twente canal was opened in 1936, a new industrial port was built there.

This castle, that in its present form dates from the 17th century, is still inhabited by a German noble family (Zu Castell - Rüdenhausen).

Hof van Twente is situated in the heart of the province Overijssel: south-west of Almelo, north-east of the Achterhoek region (Prov.

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