Bentelo
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bentelo
| settlement_type = Village
| other_name =
| native_name = Beantel
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| image_skyline = File:2020-08-04 — Onze Lieve Vrouwe van Altijddurende Bijstand, Bentelo.jpg
| caption = Church in Bentelo
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Overijssel
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Hof van Twente
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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7497LA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 16 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 17
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| area_total_km2 = 29.42
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=16 March 2022|quote=Postal code 7497 is the village proper}}
| population_total = 2,205
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0547
| coordinates = {{coord|52|13|29|N|6|41|2|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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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.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/bentelo |title=Bentelo - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=nl}} Bentelo started to develop after World War II. The Catholic church was completed in 1954.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu03_01/sten009monu03_01_0012.php |title=Bentelo |author=Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove |year=1998 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9200 1 |language=nl |access-date=16 March 2022}} In 1840, it was home to 504 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bentelo |title=Bentelo |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=nl}}
The village is a centre for intensive cattle farming. Bentelo has a large vineyard in the Netherlands,{{cite web|url=https://www.wijnenwijngaard.nl/location/wijngaard-hof-van-twente-bentelo-2/ |title=Wijngaard Hof van Twente – Bentelo |website=Wijn en Wijngaard |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=nl}} as well as several Asparagus growers.
Notable people
- Klaas Annink (Huttenkloas) (1710–1775), criminal from Twente. Place of birth is disputed
- Moniek Kleinsman (born 1982), speed skater{{cite web|url=https://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/2021/juli/hoe-is-het-met-moniek-kleinsman-in-de-politiek-kan-ik-iets-voor-de-sport-betekenen/ |title=Hoe is het met Moniek Kleinsman? 'In de politiek kan ik iets voor de sport betekenen' |website=Schaatsen |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:2020-08-04 — Dierenhotel en huisdieren- en paardencrematorium De Bréborgh, Bentelo.jpg|Pet hotel
File:P5180336 Boddenbroek.JPG|The Boddenbroek
References
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{{Dutch municipality Hof van Twente}}
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Category:Populated places in Overijssel
{{Overijssel-geo-stub}}