Doornsteeg
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Doornsteeg | |
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Neighbourhood and Hamlet | |
 Construction of the Doornsteeg neighbourhood | |
 Doornsteeg in the municipality of Nijkerk. | |
  Doornsteeg Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands  Doornsteeg Doornsteeg (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°13′49″N 5°27′06″E / 52.23027°N 5.45170°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Nijkerk |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,265 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3861[1] |
| Dialing code | 033 |
Doornsteeg is a neighbourhood of Nijkerk and a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 8 km northeast of Amersfoort.[3]
It was first mentioned in 1556 as Dorenstege, and means "thorny path".[4] The hamlet consists of about 25 houses. Since 2016, Nijkerk has started to build a new neighbourhood near the hamlet. It will consists of about 1,200 houses and cover an area of 59 hectares (150 acres).[5]
