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Neede

Neede is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

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Coordinates: 52°7′59″N 6°36′50″E / 52.13306°N 6.61389°E / 52.13306; 6.61389
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityBerkelland
Area
 • Total
46.26 km2 (17.86 sq mi)
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2021)1
 • Total
10,380
 • Density224.4/km2 (581.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
71611
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.

References

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 7161AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. "Neede". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. "Neede - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Neeede" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 234. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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