Ambt Delden is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
Overijssel. It consisted of the countryside surrounding the city of
Delden
Delden is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel and, since 2001, in the municipality of Hof van Twente. It received city rights in 1333. Twickel Castle is a famous landmark near Delden.
Before it became a part of Hof van Twente in 2001, D ...
, which was a separate municipality.
Ambt Delden existed from 1818 to 2001, when it became a part of
Hof van Twente
Hof van Twente () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, province Overijssel. The municipality was established 1 January 2001 as the result of the merger of the municipalities of Diepenheim, Goor, Markelo, Ambt Delden, and Stad Delden.
Po ...
.
It is a little known fact that the typical dutch dessert of "Vanillevla" found its origins with farmers from the area.
References
Notes
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001
Former municipalities of Overijssel
Hof van Twente
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