Bentelo Explained

Bentelo
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name:Beantel
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Overijssel
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Hof van Twente
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:17
Area Total Km2:29.42
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,205
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7495 & 7497
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0547
Coordinates:52.2247°N 6.6839°W

Bentelo (Low German: Beantel) is a farming village in the Dutch municipality Hof van Twente.

Overview

It was first mentioned in 1188 as Benlo. The etymology is unclear.[3] Bentelo started to develop after World War II. The Catholic church was completed in 1954.[4] In 1840, it was home to 504 people.[5]

The village is a centre for intensive cattle farming. Bentelo has a large vineyard in the Netherlands,[6] as well as several Asparagus growers.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7497LA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 16 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 16 March 2022. Postal code 7497 is the village proper.
  3. Web site: Bentelo - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 16 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Bentelo . Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove . 1998 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9200 1 . nl . 16 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Bentelo . Plaatsengids . 16 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Wijngaard Hof van Twente – Bentelo . Wijn en Wijngaard . 16 March 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Hoe is het met Moniek Kleinsman? 'In de politiek kan ik iets voor de sport betekenen' . Schaatsen . 16 March 2022 . nl.