Doornsteeg Explained

Doornsteeg
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood and Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Nijkerk - Doornsteeg.svg
Map Caption1:Doornsteeg in the municipality of Nijkerk.
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:Nijkerk
Coordinates:52.2303°N 5.4517°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2
Area Total Km2:0.78
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,265
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3861
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:033

Doornsteeg is a neighbourhood of Nijkerk and a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 8 km northeast of Amersfoort.[3]

It was first mentioned in 1556 as Dorenstege, and means "thorny path".[4] The hamlet consists of about 25 houses. Since 2016, Nijkerk has started to build a new neighbourhood near the hamlet. It will consists of about 1,200 houses and cover an area of .[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 3861AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 23 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 23 March 2022.
  3. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. Web site: Doornsteeg - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 23 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Doornsteeg . Plaatsengids . 23 March 2022 . nl.