Wisch is a former municipality 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 Gelderland

Gelderland

Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

. The municipality was created in 1818, in a merger of Terborg

Terborg

Terborg is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, in the east of the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek. The village lies about 7 km southeast of Doetinchem. The population is about 4600 inhabitants....

 and Varsseveld

Varsseveld

Varsseveld is a town in the Netherlands, located in the Dutch municipality of Oude IJsselstreek. It is the hometown of football coach Guus Hiddink, and of cyclist Robert Gesink....

, and existed until 2005, when it became a part of the new municipality of Oude IJsselstreek

Oude IJsselstreek

Oude IJsselstreek is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January, 2005 through a merger of the former municipalities Gendringen and Wisch.- Geography and population centres :...

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Besides the villages of Terborg and Varsseveld, the municipalities also covered the villages and hamlets Bontebrug, Heelweg-Oost, Heelweg-West, Silvolde

Silvolde

Silvolde is a village in the Achterhoek and is part of the municipality Oude IJsselstreek.-Notable people from Silvolde:*Wim Mager , director of the Apenheul Primate Park...

, Sinderen, and Westendorp.