Doornspijk

Doornspijk
Village
Doornspijk, reformed church
Doornspijk, reformed church
Coat of arms of Doornspijk
Doornspijk is located in Gelderland
Doornspijk
Doornspijk
Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands
Doornspijk is located in Netherlands
Doornspijk
Doornspijk
Doornspijk (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°25′9″N 5°48′58″E / 52.41917°N 5.81611°E / 52.41917; 5.81611
Country Netherlands Netherlands
ProvinceGelderland Gelderland
MunicipalityElburg Elburg
Area
 • Total
19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Elevation2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
3,330
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8085[1]
Dialing code0525

Doornspijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Elburg.

The village was first mentioned in 796 as Thornspiic, and is a combination of thorn and tapering land.[3] The original village was flooded by the former Zuiderzee in 1825, and current village formed around the church after 1829.[4][5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1829, and has been extended into a cruciform church in 1950.[4] Doornspijk was home to 540 people in 1840.[5]

Doornspijk was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of Elburg.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022. three entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8085AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Doornspijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Doornspijk" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Doornspijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.