Doornsteeg
Neighbourhood and Hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands
52°13′49″N 5°27′06″E / 52.23027°N 5.45170°E / 52.23027; 5.45170[1]
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3861[1]
Doornsteeg is a neighbourhood of Nijkerk and a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 8 km northeast of Amersfoort.[3]
It was first mentioned in 1556 as Dorenstege, and means "thorny path".[4] The hamlet consists of about 25 houses. Since 2016, Nijkerk has started to build a new neighbourhood near the hamlet. It will consists of about 1,200 houses and cover an area of 59 hectares (150 acres).[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3861AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Doornsteeg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Doornsteeg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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