Editing Losser (section)

==Losser==
The oldest known reference to Losser dates from the tenth century.<ref name="stenvert-1998">Stenvert, R. et al. (1998). ''Monumenten in Nederland: Overijssel'', p. 213&ndash;215, 240. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. {{ISBN|90-400-9200-1}}.</ref> Originally, the village consisted of two separate parts. Both were almost completely destroyed when on 21 September 1665, troops from [[Münster]] set fire to them.<ref name="buisman-2000">Buisman, J. (2000). ''Duizend jaar weer, wind en water in de lage landen: 1575&ndash;1675'', p. 597. Franeker: Van Wijnen. {{ISBN|90-5194-136-6}}.</ref>

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

The district of Glane is home to the Mor Ephrem Monastery, the only [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Orthodox]] monastery in Europe. Originally founded in 1911 as the St Olaf monastery by Norwegian [[Sisters_of_St._Joseph#Sisters_of_Saint_Joseph_of_Chambery|Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chambery]], it was converted into Syriac Orthodox monastery on 7 July 1984 and is the official diocesan headquarters of the Syriac Orthodox Diocese of the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news |title=Syriac Orthodox Church in the Netherlands celebrates milestones at Mor Ephrem Monastery |url=https://syriacpress.com/blog/2024/10/29/syriac-orthodox-church-in-the-netherlands-celebrates-milestones-at-mor-ephrem-monastery/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |publisher=Syriac Press |date=29 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Klooster – Kloostergeschiedenis {{!}} Mor Ephrem |url=https://morephrem.com/kloostergeschiedenis/ |website=morephrem.com |publisher=Klooster St. Ephrem De Syrier |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>