Doornspijk Explained

Doornspijk
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Gelderland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Elburg
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2.9
Area Total Km2:19.93
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,330
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8085
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0525
Coordinates:52.4192°N 5.8161°W

Doornspijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Elburg.

The village was first mentioned in 796 as Thornspiic, and is a combination of thorn and tapering land.[3] The original village was flooded by the former Zuiderzee in 1825, and current village formed around the church after 1829.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1829, and has been extended into a cruciform church in 1950.[4] Doornspijk was home to 540 people in 1840.[5]

Doornspijk was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of Elburg.

Notable people from Doornspijk

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8085AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 13 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 13 April 2022 . three entries.
  3. Web site: Doornspijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 13 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Doornspijk . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9406 3 . nl . 13 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Doornspijk . Plaatsengids . 13 April 2022 . nl.
  6. (in Dutch)