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Denekamp — Town — St. Nicholas Church in Denekamp
Coat of armsNickname(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) Postal code 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
- Roméo Dallaire, Canadian senator.
- Hennie Kuiper (1949-), world champion cyclist.
- Angerfist, Hardcore techno and Gabber musician and DJ.
- Tanja Nijmeijer, FARC member.
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Denekamp". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Categories:- Populated places in Overijssel
- Twente
- Former municipalities of Overijssel
- Overijssel geography stubs
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