Driedorp Explained

Driedorp
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Nijkerk - Driedorp.svg
Map Caption1:Driedorp 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:52.2066°N 5.5188°W
Area Total Km2:5.35
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:340
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:3862
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:033

Driedorp is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 10 km east of Amersfoort.[2]

It was first mentioned in 1874 as Driedorp and probably means "village of three houses".[3] The postal authorities have placed it under Nijkerk.[4] The village developed in the late 19th century, and used to have a railway stop from 1903 until 1933. A little church was built in 1867 and since 2010, it is an independent church, because it did not want to join the united Protestant Church in the Netherlands. In 2019, it won the competition for most beautiful place name in Gelderland.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 23 March 2022. Combined listing with Kruishaar.
  2. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. Web site: Driedorp - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 23 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Postcode 3862 in Nijkerk . Postcode bij adres . 23 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Driedorp . Plaatsengids . 23 March 2022 . nl.