Lonneker
Lonneker | |
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Village | |
 Aerial view of Lonneker | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Droadneagels, Papsleevn | |
  Lonneker Location in the Netherlands  Lonneker Lonneker (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′2″N 6°54′43″E / 52.25056°N 6.91194°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Enschede |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,895 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7524[1] |
| Dialing code | 053 |
Lonneker (Dutch pronunciation: [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.
History
[edit]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 marke (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.[6]
In 1927, the 4th Anarchist Pinksterlanddagen or "pinkster-mobilisatie" where held in Lonneker. Amongst the speakers where T.Wessels, H. Schuurman and Albert de Jong. On the last day there was a demonstration that got stopped by police violence.[7]
Gallery
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Lonneker church located at the main square
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Lonneker Windmill
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7524AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Lonneker - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). Lonneker (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9200-1. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Lonneker". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/watermarker//pdf/cid/0800-0899/815.pdf. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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