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Dinkelland
Municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dinkelland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪŋkəllɑnt] ⓘ) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. For a short time it was known as Denekamp (one of its component towns) until it was renamed in 2002.
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Population centres
Notable people
- Johan Jongkind (1819 in Lattrop – 1891) a Dutch painter and printmaker
- Theo Budde (1889 in Ootmarsum - 1959) a watchmaker, jeweler, antique dealer and poet
- Ton Schulten (born 1938 in Ootmarsum) a Dutch painter who mainly paints landscapes
- Roméo Dallaire (born 1946 in Denekamp) a Canadian humanitarian, author, statesman and retired senator and general
- Marcha (born 1956 in Lattrop) a Dutch singer and TV presenter, took part in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest
- Han Polman (born 1963 in Ootmarsum) a Dutch politician
- Tanja Nijmeijer (born 1978 in Denekamp) a Dutch former guerrilla fighter in Colombia and English teacher
Sport
- Felix von Heijden (1890 in Weerselo – 1982) a footballer team bronze medallist at the 1920 Summer Olympics; & Mayor of Rosmalen 1923–1955
- Hennie Kuiper (born 1949 in Denekamp) a former professional road racing cyclist, gold medallist at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Jos Lansink (born 1961 in Weerselo) an equestrian, team gold medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Marieke Westerhof (born 1974 in Denekamp) a retired rower, team silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Elles Leferink (born 1976 in Weerselo) a volleyball player, competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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