Bentelo

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Bentelo
Beantel
Village
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Bentelo
Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
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Bentelo
Bentelo (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°13′29″N6°41′2″E / 52.22472°N 6.68389°E / 52.22472; 6.68389
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Municipality Hof van Twente
Area
[1]
 • Total
29.42 km2 (11.36 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
2,205
 • Density74.95/km2 (194.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7495 & 7497 [1]
Dialing code 0547

Bentelo (Low German: Beantel) is a farming village in the Dutch municipality Hof van Twente.

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Overview

It was first mentioned in 1188 as Benlo. The etymology is unclear. [3] Bentelo started to develop after World War II. The Catholic church was completed in 1954. [4] In 1840, it was home to 504 people. [5]

The village is a centre for intensive cattle farming. Bentelo has a large vineyard in the Netherlands, [6] as well as several Asparagus growers. [5]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2022. Postal code 7497 is the village proper
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7497LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bentelo - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Bentelo" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9200 1 . Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Bentelo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Wijngaard Hof van Twente – Bentelo". Wijn en Wijngaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Hoe is het met Moniek Kleinsman? 'In de politiek kan ik iets voor de sport betekenen'". Schaatsen (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.


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