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Doornspijk
Coat of armsCoordinates: 52°25′9″N 5°48′58″E / 52.41917°N 5.81611°E Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Municipality Elburg Area – Total 21.08 km2 (8.1 sq mi) Population (2007) – Total 4,090 – Density 194/km2 (502.5/sq mi) Postal Code 8085 Doornspijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Elburg.
Doornspijk was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of Elburg.[1]
Notable people from Doornspijk
- Anne van Schuppen (born 1960), long-distance runner
- Duncan Huisman (born 1971), auto racing driver
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Doornspijk". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Coordinates: 52°25′N 5°49′E / 52.417°N 5.817°E
Categories:- Populated places in Gelderland
- Former municipalities of Gelderland
- Gelderland geography stubs
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