Neede

Town in Gelderland, Netherlands

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52°7′59″N 6°36′50″E / 52.13306°N 6.61389°E / 52.13306; 6.61389CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityBerkellandArea

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• Total46.26 km² (17.86 sq mi)Elevation

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19 m (62 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total10,380 • Density220/km² (580/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7161^[1]

Dialing code0545

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.^[3]

History

It was first mentioned between 1164 and 1176 as "de Nede", and means "the low-lying".^[4] 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.^[5] In 1840, Neede was home to 864 people.^[3]

Former population centres

Achterveld, Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede, Noordijk, Noordijkerveld and Rietmolen.

Gallery

House in Neede
Villa "De Bleeken Esch"
Former train station Kisveld
Havezate Kamp

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7161AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Neede". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Neede - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Neeede" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 234. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 20 March 2022.