| Lonneker | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Nickname: | Droadneagels, Papsleevn |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Lonneker in the municipality of Enschede. |
| 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: | Enschede |
| Coordinates: | 52.2506°N 6.9119°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 51 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.89 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,895 |
| 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: | 7524 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 053 |
Lonneker (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈlɔnəkər/) is a village in Twente, in the province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Enschede, about 3 km north of the city centre.
The village was first mentioned in the late 10th century as "in Loningheri", and means "settlement on a sandy ridge of the people of Lono (person)".[3] Lonneker is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages.[4]
The Catholic St. Jacobus de Meerdere was built between 1911 and 1912 as a replacement for the 1820 church.[4] Lonneker was home to 1,546 people in 1840.[5]
In 1811, five (predecessor of municipality) were split into the municipalities of Lonneker and Enschede. Lonneker used to encircle Enschede. In 1884, a part of the municipality was given to the city.[4] It remained an independent municipality until 1934, when it became part of Enschede.