Tilligte | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Nickname: | Waterpönskesdoarp (Water Bellies Village) |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Dinkelland - Tilligte.png |
Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Tilligte 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: | 21 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.12 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 770 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Demonym: | Tilligtenaren |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 7634 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0541 |
Coordinates: | 52.405°N 6.9514°W |
Tilligte is a rural village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland and is situated about 10 km north of Oldenzaal.
It was first mentioned in 1295 as Tilgede, and means "place where young oaks grow".[3] In 1840, it was home to 463 people.[4]
The windmill in the village is called 'Westerveld Möl'. The church is called 'Simon en Judaskerk'. Another point of interest is the water inlet 't Schuivenhuisje at the Kanaal Almelo-Nordhorn.