Gammelke Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7561AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 15 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 15 March 2022 . Not listed.
  3. Web site: Postcode 7561 in Deurningen . Postcode bij adres . 15 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Gammelke - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 15 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Gammelke . Plaatsengids . 15 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Monumentnummer: 46006 te Oldenzaal . Dutch Monuments Register . 15 March 2022 . nl.