Deurningen Explained

Deurningen
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Nickname:Plagnstekkers
Image Map1:Map NL - Dinkelland - Deurningen.png
Map Caption1:The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Deurningen in the municipality of Dinkelland.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Overijssel
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Dinkelland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:19
Area Total Km2:18.66
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,015
Population As Of:2021
Population Demonym:Deurningers
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7561
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:074
Coordinates:52.3067°N 6.8394°W

Deurningen is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 5 km northeast of Hengelo.

Overview

It was first mentioned in 1295 as Thornengen. The etymology is unclear.[3] In 1787 a church was built, and the village developed around the church. The current church was completed in 1912.[4] In 1840, it was home to 719 people.[5] In 2001, 97 houses in Deurningen were transferred to the municipality of Oldenzaal.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7561AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 15 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 15 March 2022 .
  3. Web site: Deurningen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 15 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Duerningen . Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove . 1998 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9200 1 . nl . 15 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Deurningen . Plaatsengids . 15 March 2022 . nl.