Denekamp

The village started around the church which was built in 1275. It remained isolated and small until 1829 when the road from Deventer to Hamburg was built. The location became a municipality in 1818 incorporating the settlements of Noord Deurningen, Lattrop, Breklenkamp, Tilligte, Nutter and Agelo. The municipality merged with Ootmarsum and Weerselo in 2001; the new municipality was first called "Denekamp", but was renamed in 2002 to Dinkelland. The Town is known in the hardstyle scene, to be home of various Hardstyle DJ's.

• Name — Denekamp • Settlement Type — Town • Native Name Lang — nl • Image Skyline — File:Voormalig raadhuis, Denekamp, voorgevel.jpg • Image Caption — Former town hall • Image Flag — Flag of Denekamp.svg • Image Shield — Denekamp wapen.svg • Nickname — Köttelpeern • Image Map1 — Map NL - Dinkelland - Denekamp.png • Map Caption1 — The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Denekamp 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 M — 26 • Area Total Km2 — 18.29 • Population Total — 9,125 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Demonym — Denekampers • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 7591 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 0541 Denekamp (nl-Denekamp.ogg) is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the region of Twente and the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oldenzaal. The town was first noted as early as the 10th century when it was referred to as Daginghem, and means "settlement of the people of Dago or Dano". The village started around the church which was built in 1275. It remained isolated and small until 1829 when the road from Deventer to Hamburg was built. The location became a municipality in 1818 incorporating the settlements of Noord Deurningen, Lattrop, Breklenkamp, Tilligte, Nutter and Agelo. The municipality merged with Ootmarsum and Weerselo in 2001; the new municipality was first called "Denekamp", but was renamed in 2002 to Dinkelland. The Town is known in the hardstyle scene, to be home of various Hardstyle DJ's.

• Roméo Dallaire (1946-), Canadian senator and retired general famous for being Force Commander of UNAMIR, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide • Hennie Kuiper (1949-), world champion cyclist. • Tanja Nijmeijer, FARC member. • Radical Redemption, Hardstyle producer and DJ. • Angerfist, Hardstyle producer and DJ.

• Illustration — Windmill: de Sint Nicolaasmolen • Illustration — Brook • Illustration — Clergy house • Illustration — St. Nicholas Church in Denekamp