Dinkelland



Dinkelland 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.

Population centres
• Breklenkamp

• Denekamp

• Deurningen

• Dulder

• Gammelke

• Groot Agelo

• Het Stift

• Klein Agelo

• Lattrop

• Lemselo

• Noord Deurningen

• Noordijk

• Nutter

• Ootmarsum

• Oud Ootmarsum

• Rossum

• Saasveld

• Tilligte

• Volthe

• Weerselo

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