Neede | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Berkelland |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 19 |
Area Total Km2: | 46.26 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 10,380 |
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: | 7161 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0545 |
Coordinates: | 52.1331°N 6.6139°W |
Neede is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
On 1 January 2005 the municipality of Neede merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Borculo and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland.
It was first mentioned between 1164 and 1176 as "de Nede", and means "the low-lying".[3] It developed on the southern flank of a hill along the Deventer to Vreden road. De Kamp is former havezate was built in 1636 for Otto Gansneb. It was redesigned in 1789.[4] In 1840, Neede was home to 864 people.[5]
Achterveld, Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede, Noordijk, Noordijkerveld and Rietmolen.