Teuge
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| name = Teuge
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = File:Het Slyck, Teuge.jpg
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| image_caption = Het Slyck, a monumental building in Teuge
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Voorst
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7395MA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 14 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 5
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| area_total_km2 = 7.98
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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=14 April 2022 |quote=two entries}}
| population_total = 900
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_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 = 0355
| coordinates = {{coord|52|14|14|N|6|2|56|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}}
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Teuge is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, between Apeldoorn and Deventer. It is part of the municipality of Voorst. Its population is around 800 people and it is best known for being the location of Teuge International Airport.{{cite web |last1=Kroon |first1=Jackey |title=Kuh Wak ziet ze vliegen |url=https://indebuurt.nl/apeldoorn/column/kuh-wak-ziet-ze-vliegen~77792/ |website=Indebuurt Apeldoorn |accessdate=21 November 2020 |language=nl |date=21 July 2019}} The main access road is the N344. Since 2001, Ecotribe Teuge is a squatted former barracks.{{cite news |last1=Bol |first1=Stephan |title=Verval: Voor Molukkers en voor krakers |url=https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/verval-voor-molukkers-en-voor-krakers.432682.lynkx |accessdate=21 November 2020 |work=Nederlands Dagblad |date=1 September 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624233740/https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/verval-voor-molukkers-en-voor-krakers.432682.lynkx |archivedate=24 June 2015}}
History
The village was first mentioned in 1333 or 1334 as "oppen Toghe". The etymology is unknown.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/teuge |title=Teuge - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=14 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Teuge was home to 537 people in 1840. In 1935, Teuge Airport was constructed. The airport was enlarged by the Germans during World War II and an assembly hall was constructed for V-1 and V-2 flying bombs. In 1960s flight schools started to use the airport.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/teuge |title=Teuge |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=14 April 2022 |language=nl}} In the 1950s, refugees from the Republic of South Maluku were housed in barracks near the village. In 1958, a wooden chapel was built by the Moluccans, however it was demolished in 1980.
Gallery
File:WLM - mchangsp - Rehoboth kerk, Rijksstraatweg 219, teuge (5).jpg|Rehoboth Kerk Teuge
File:De levenstuinen van het Groot Hontschoten, Teuge, Netherlands - panoramio (6).jpg|Groot Hontschoten
File:De Zwaan, Teuge.jpg|Former restaurant De Zwaan
File:Teuge - panoramio (1).jpg|Sunset in Teuge
References
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External links
- [http://www.teuge-airport.nl/ Teuge Airport]
{{Dutch municipality Voorst}}
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