Dinkelland
Municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands
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Dinkelland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪŋkəllɑnt] ⓘ) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. For a short time it was known as Denekamp (one of its component towns) until it was renamed in 2002.
Dinkelland | |
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Castle in Dinkelland | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Overijssel | |
| Coordinates: 52°22′N 7°0′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Acting Mayor | John Joosten (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 176.83 km2 (68.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 175.71 km2 (67.84 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 26,606 |
| • Density | 151/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 7500 and 7600 ranges |
| Area code | 0541, 074 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
Notable people
- Johan Jongkind (1819 in Lattrop – 1891) a painter and printmaker
- Theo Budde (1889 in Ootmarsum – 1959) a watchmaker, jeweler, antique dealer and poet
- Ton Schulten (1938 in Ootmarsum – 2025) a painter who mainly painted landscapes
- Roméo Dallaire (born 1946 in Denekamp) a Canadian humanitarian, author, statesman and retired senator and general
- Marcha (born 1956 in Lattrop) a singer and TV presenter, took part in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest
- Han Polman (born 1963 in Ootmarsum) a politician
- Tanja Nijmeijer (born 1978 in Denekamp) a Dutch former guerrilla fighter in Colombia and English teacher
Sport
- Felix von Heijden (1890 in Weerselo – 1982) a footballer team bronze medallist at the 1920 Summer Olympics; & Mayor of Rosmalen 1923–1955
- Hennie Kuiper (born 1949 in Denekamp) a former professional road racing cyclist, gold medallist at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Jos Lansink (born 1961 in Weerselo) an equestrian, team gold medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Marieke Westerhof (born 1974 in Denekamp) a retired rower, team silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Elles Leferink (born 1976 in Weerselo) a volleyball player, competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
