Lemselo | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Nickname: | Heuimiegers |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Dinkelland - Lemselo.png |
Map Caption1: | Lemselo 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: | 17 |
Population Demonym: | Lemseloërs |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 7595 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0541 |
Coordinates: | 52.3364°N 6.8956°W |
Lemselo is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 3 km northwest of Oldenzaal.
Lemselo is not a statistical entity,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Weerselo.[3] It was first mentioned in the late-10th century as Lamesloe, and means "forest of Lam (person)".[4] Despite its size, it is not marked with place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 402 people. Nowadays, it contains about 180 houses.[5]