Ambt Doetinchem Explained

Ambt Doetinchem
Settlement Type:Former Municipality
Map Alt:Historical map of Ambt Doetinchem
Pushpin Map:Netherlands
Coordinates:51.9658°N 6.3019°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Established Date:1818
Seat Type:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:1890
Population Total:3996
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:(Ambt) Doetinchemmer
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Footnotes:This municipality has merged with Doetinchem on January 1st, 1920.

Ambt Doetinchem is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It consisted of the countryside surrounding the city of Doetinchem, which belonged to the separate municipality of Stad Doetinchem.

Ambt Doetinchem was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1920, when it merged with Stad Doetinchem.[1]

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-12-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170821084606/https://dans.knaw.nl/nl/over/organisatie-beleid/publicaties/DANSrepertoriumnederlandsegemeenten2011.pdf . 2017-08-21 .