Tilligte
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Tilligte is a town in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...

. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland
Dinkelland
Dinkelland is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. For a short time it was known as Denekamp until it was renamed in 2002.-Population centres :...

, and lies about 10 km north of Oldenzaal.

In 2001, the town of Tilligte had 362 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.15 km², and contained 117 residences.
The statistical area "Tilligte", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 760. Thomas Koopman is the only famous person from Tilligte, he is a professional soccer player well known for his technical abilities. He is currently playing in DTC '07 5, the best team in this region. A year ago "Mans" also played in this team but he left the team for unknown reasons.
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