Spankeren (place)

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Chipboard
province Gelderland Gelderland
local community Flag of the municipality of Rheden Rheden
Area
 - land
 - water 		5.3  km 2
5.08 km 2
0.22 km 2
Residents 932 (Jan. 1, 2018)
Coordinates 52 ° 3 '  N , 6 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 3 '  N , 6 ° 7'  E
Important traffic route N348 N786
prefix 0313
Postcodes 6951, 6953, 6956-6957, 6964, 6974, 6994
Location of Spankeren in the municipality of Rheden
Location of Spankeren in the municipality of RhedenTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map
Tower (de Gelderse Toren) in Spankeren
Tower (de Gelderse Toren) in SpankerenTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / picture 1

Spankeren is a village in the municipality of Rheden in the Dutch province of Gelderland . The place is at the beginning of the Apeldoorn Canal across from Dieren .

Although Spankeren is a small village, there are two industrial areas along the Apeldoorn Canal where many companies (such as Elitech Benelux BV) are based.

Gelderse Toren Castle, built in the 15th century, is located in Spankeren .

The tuff tower of the Petruskirche in Spankeren dates from the 12th century and is one of the oldest church towers on the Veluwe . The current church dates from the 19th century and has been recognized as a Rijksmonument ( Dutch , literally "Reichsdenkmal") since 1970 .

Church in Spankeren

Web links

Commons : Spankeren  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inwonersaantal en leeftijdsopbouw per dorp / kern 2018 (PDF, 61 kB) Gemeente Rheden, accessed on July 21, 2018 (Dutch)