Gammelke | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Dinkelland - Gammelke.png |
Map Caption1: | Gammelke 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 |
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: | 52.3181°N 6.8517°W |
Gammelke is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 5 km west of Oldenzaal.
Gammelke is not a statistical entity,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Deurningen.[3] It was first mentioned in 1272 as Gamminclo, and means "the forest of Gammo (person)".[4] In 1840, it was home to 267 people. Nowadays it consists of about 100 houses.[5]
Seven burial mounds from the Neolithic or Bronze Age have been discovered near Gammelke.[6]