Diepenheim is a small city in the

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province of

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...

. It is located in the municipality 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 ...

, about 5 km southwest of

Goor Goor () is a city about 20 km west of Enschede in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1263. Goor was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Twente. Goor was the site of a statue of the r ...

. Diepenheim was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Twente.

History

It was first mentioned in 1150 as de Dipenhem. The name probably means "settlement near low lying land". Diepenheim developed next to Huize Diepenheim. The original manor house was destroyed in 1177 by the Prince-Bishop of Münster who built a castle in its place. The castle was partially demolished after a 1536 siege. The current manor house dates from 1648, but has been extensively modified and altered. In 1224, a parish church was built in Diepenheim. The city rights are from 1422, however it probably had become a city prior to 1379, but the archives were destroyed in a fire in 1597. The

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dates from 1679 and has a bell dating from 1366. Warmelo is a ''

havezate A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals wi ...

'' surrounded by a

moat A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive ...

from the 17th century and is located to the west of Diepenheim. Diepenheim remained a small city, and is nicknamed "Stedeke" (little city) by its inhabitants. In 1840, it was home to 666 people. In 2001, it was merged into

Gallery

Image:Diepenheim, de Johanneskerk RM12874 foto2 2013-04-22 11.46.jpg, Diepenheim, church (Johanneskerk) Image:Diepenheim, Huis Diepenheim RM12880 foto6 2015-08-22 10.20.jpg, Diepenheim, country-house (Huize Diepenheim) File:2020-06-19 — Dorpspomp, Diepenheim – 5.jpg, Water pump File:2019-08-18 Pad langs de Regge bij de Raadhuisstraat in Diepenheim.jpg, Path along the Regge

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 Populated places in Overijssel Former municipalities of Overijssel Hof van Twente