Dinkelland

Coordinates: 52°22′N 7°0′E / 52.367°N 7.000°E / 52.367; 7.000CountryNetherlandsProvinceOverijsselGovernment • BodyMunicipal council • Acting MayorJohn Joosten (VVD)Area • Total176.83 km² (68.27 sq mi) • Land175.71 km² (67.84 sq mi) • Water1.12 km² (0.43 sq mi)Elevation26 m (85 ft)Population • Total26,606 • Density151/km² (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)PostcodeArea code0541, 074Websitewww.dinkelland.nl

Dinkelland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪŋkəllɑnt] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. For a short time it was known as Denekamp (one of its component towns) until it was renamed in 2002.

Population centres

Notable people

• Johan Jongkind (1819 in Lattrop – 1891) a Dutch painter and printmaker
• Theo Budde (1889 in Ootmarsum - 1959) a watchmaker, jeweler, antique dealer and poet
• Ton Schulten (born 1938 in Ootmarsum) a Dutch painter who mainly paints landscapes
• Roméo Dallaire (born 1946 in Denekamp) a Canadian humanitarian, author, statesman and retired senator and general
• Marcha (born 1956 in Lattrop) a Dutch singer and TV presenter, took part in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest
• Han Polman (born 1963 in Ootmarsum) a Dutch politician
• Tanja Nijmeijer (born 1978 in Denekamp) a Dutch former guerrilla fighter in Colombia and English teacher

Sport

• Felix von Heijden (1890 in Weerselo – 1982) a footballer team bronze medallist at the 1920 Summer Olympics; & Mayor of Rosmalen 1923–1955
• Hennie Kuiper (born 1949 in Denekamp) a former professional road racing cyclist, gold medallist at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Jos Lansink (born 1961 in Weerselo) an equestrian, team gold medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Marieke Westerhof (born 1974 in Denekamp) a retired rower, team silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Elles Leferink (born 1976 in Weerselo) a volleyball player, competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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