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Overdinkel

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Overdinkel

Total population

4,125

Coordinates52.24°, 7.04°

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Overview

Overdinkel is a village in the Twente region of the eastern Netherlands, in the municipality of Losser. It is named for the nearby river Dinkel. Its population in 2012 was 4,255. The territories of the Netherlands and the German Länder of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony meet at a point to the east of Overdinkel.

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History & geography

History

Overdinkel, previously a small farming community in a "solitary plain of heather and sand drifts", was developed in the early 20th century to house workers in the textile factories of Gronau. People from all over the Netherlands and from Germany came to live there. Since the Second World War the textile industry in the region has been in decline, and the village population is forecast also to decline, even though the hospitality industry has grown owing to the proximity of the German border. Overdinkel houses a community of Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, founded in 1919.

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Geography

Latitude

52.2351

Longitude

7.0368

Water area

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Dutch footballer and manager (1931-2018)

Gerrit Jan van Heek Jr.

Dutch businessperson (1880–1958)

Dutch football player

Dutch speed skater

Herman Amelink

Dutch trade unionist and politician (1881–1957)

Gerrit Moddejonge

Dutch football player (1928–2019)

Dutch football player

Sjoerd Overgoor

Sjoerd Overgoor

Dutch footballer

Dorien de Vries

Dutch windsurfer

Gerald van der Kaap

Dutch photographer (born 1959)

Catharina Elderink

Catharina Elderink

Dutch poet and writer (1871–1941)

Ferdinand Fransen

Dutch entrepreneur (1928-2021)

Serbian footballer

Dutch association football referee

Eddie Pasveer

Dutch football player

Bert Schierbeek

Bert Schierbeek

Dutch writer (1918–1996)

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

Nearby places in Overijssel

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

2.9

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,060

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

42

Avg daily Wikipedia views

1

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Feathered Thorn

Feathered Thorn

Colotois pennaria

Seen 2026-10-03

Orange Mullein

Verbascum phlomoides

Seen 2026-10-02

Stubble Rosegill

Stubble Rosegill

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus

Seen 2026-09-30

Box Tree Moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Seen 2026-09-29

Spectacular Rustgill

Spectacular Rustgill

Gymnopilus junonius

Seen 2026-09-29

weeping widow

Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Seen 2026-09-29

jewelled amanita

jewelled amanita

Amanita junquillea

Seen 2026-09-28

Larch Bolete

Suillus grevillei

Seen 2026-09-28

Powderpuff Bracket

Powderpuff Bracket

Ptychogaster albus

Seen 2026-09-28

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

Events

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Sources

• Wikipedia
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• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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