Denekamp

Denekamp
Town

St. Nicholas Church in Denekamp

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Köttelpeern

The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Denekamp in the municipality of Dinkelland.
Coordinates: 52°22′46″N 7°0′32″E / 52.37944°N 7.00889°ECoordinates: 52°22′46″N 7°0′32″E / 52.37944°N 7.00889°E
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Municipality Dinkelland
Population
 • Total 8,690
Demonym Denekampers
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Denekamp is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the region of Twente and the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oldenzaal.

The town was first noted as early as the 10th century when it was referred to as Daginghem. The location became a municipality in 1818 incorporating the settlements of Noord Deurningen, Lattrop, Breklenkamp, Tilligte, Nutter and Agelo. The municipality merged with Ootmarsum and Weerselo in 2001; the new municipality was first called "Denekamp", but was renamed in 2002 to Dinkelland.[1]

In 2001, the town of Denekamp had 7737 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.2 km², and contained 2990 residences.[2] The statistical area "Denekamp", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 8690.[3]

Notable people from Denekamp

References

  1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

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