Doornsteeg

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]

Doornsteeg
Neighbourhood and Hamlet
Construction of the Doornsteeg neighbourhood
Doornsteeg in the municipality of Nijkerk.
Doornsteeg Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands Show map of Gelderland Doornsteeg Doornsteeg (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52.23027°N 5.45170°E / 52.23027; 5.45170
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Nijkerk
Area [1]
• Total	0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	2 m (7 ft)
Population [1]
• Total	1,265
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3861[1]
Dialing code	033

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]