Markelo

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Markelo

Total population

7,308

Coordinates52.23°, 6.49°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Markelo is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Hof van Twente, about 20 km (12 mi) west of Hengelo and 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Almelo.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Mark Tuitert

Dutch speed skater

Bert Haars

Dutch lawyer and politician (1913-1997)

Art Langeler

Dutch football manager

Daniël van der Meulen

Dutch diplomat, explorer and writer (1894-1989)

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Marinus Wes

Dutch historian and university professor (1939–2008)

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Fransje Roscam Abbing-Bos

Dutch politician (1932-2019)

Daniël Willemsen

Dutch sidecarcross rider

André Manuel

Dutch comedian

Annie Schreijer-Pierik

Dutch politician

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Hüseyin Cengiz

Turkish association football player (born 1984)

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Tonnie Elferink

Dutch association football player

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Bertha Elisabeth van Delden

Dutch children's writer (1847-1936)

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Rutgera Johanna Schimmelpenninck

(1893-1969)

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Maja Zomer

Dutch artist (born 1961)

Waalko Jans Dingemans sr.

Dutch painter and etcher (1873-1925)

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Theodorus Lambertus Haitjema

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Riband Wave

Idaea aversata

Seen 2026-05-30

Clouded Border

Lomaspilis marginata

Seen 2026-05-30

Clay Triple-Lines

Cyclophora linearia

Seen 2026-05-30

Light Emerald

Campaea margaritaria

Seen 2026-05-30

Marbled Brown

Drymonia dodonaea

Seen 2026-05-30

Treble Lines

Charanyca trigrammica

Seen 2026-05-30

Pale Oak Beauty

Hypomecis punctinalis

Seen 2026-05-30

Buff-tip

Phalera bucephala

Seen 2026-05-30

Beautiful Hook-tip

Laspeyria flexula

Seen 2026-05-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers