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Doornspijk
Village in Gelderland, Netherlands Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doornspijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Elburg.
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![]() Doornspijk, reformed church | |
Coordinates: 52°25′9″N 5°48′58″E | |
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• Total | 19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,330 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8085[1] |
Dialing code | 0525 |
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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]