Bentelo

Village in Overijssel, Netherlands

Bentelo Beantel
Village
Church in Bentelo
52°13′29″N 6°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
• Density	75/km² (190/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.

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

Klaas Annink (Huttenkloas) (1710–1775), criminal from Twente. Place of birth is disputed^[5]
Moniek Kleinsman (born 1982), speed skater^[7]

Gallery

Pet hotel
The Boddenbroek

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2022. Postal code 7497 is the village proper
^ "Postcodetool for 7497LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Bentelo - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Bentelo" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bentelo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Wijngaard Hof van Twente – Bentelo". Wijn en Wijngaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Hoe is het met Moniek Kleinsman? 'In de politiek kan ik iets voor de sport betekenen'". Schaatsen (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.