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.