Lattrop is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 13 km north of Oldenzaal.
Lattrop | |
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village | |
 View on Lattrop | |
| Nickname: Droadneagels | |
 The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Lattrop in the municipality of Dinkelland. | |
  Lattrop Location in the Netherlands  Lattrop Lattrop (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°25′40″N 6°58′31″E / 52.42778°N 6.97528°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Dinkelland |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 810 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lattroppers |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7635[1] |
| Dialing code | 0541 |
Overview
editIt was first mentioned in 1272 as Lattorpe, and means "village of Læta (partially unfree farmer)".[3] In 1840, it was home to 516 people.[4] The postal authorities have placed Lattrop and Breklenkamp into a single entity called "Lattrop-Breklenkamp".[5] however both still have their own place name signs.[4]
The Oortmanmolen is a windmill from 1910 which has been restored in 1983.[6]
The Cosmos Sterrenwacht is an observatory which started in the garden of Hennie Gosemeijer as a hobby. In 1964, Gosemeijer became an official satellite observer for NASA. His observatory received many visitors, and in 1974, it became a public observatory. The Astro Theater, a planetarium was later added to the observatory.[4]
Born in Lattrop
edit- Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819–1891), painter
- Marga Bult (b. 1956), singer and presenter
Gallery
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Simon and Judas Church -
Farm in Lattrop -
Windmill Ortmanmolen -
Cosmos observatory
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
Two entires
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7635AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Lattrop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Lattrop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcode 7635 in Lattrop-Breklenkamp". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Oortmanmolen". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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