Etten is a village in the Dutch province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Oude IJsselstreek Oude IJsselstreek () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It was established on 1 January 2005 through a merger of the former municipalities Gendringen and Wisch. Geography and population centres The municipality belongs to the transit ...

, 7 km southeast of

Doetinchem Doetinchem (; Low Saxon: ) is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel (Old IJssel) river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek. The municipality had a population of in ...

. Etten was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with

Gendringen Gendringen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, about southeast of Doetinchem and northwest of the German city Bocholt. It has approximately 4400 inhabitants. In the Middle Ages, G ...

History

It was first mentioned around 1200 as de Ettene. The etymology in clear. The village started on a river dune along the

Oude IJssel The Oude IJssel (Dutch, , literally ''old IJssel'') or Issel (German, ) is a river in Germany and the Netherlands approximately long. It is a right tributary of the river IJssel. ''Oude IJssel'' is Dutch for "Old IJssel"; the Oude IJssel was the ...

. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 15th century. The tower has 11th century elements. Castle Schuylenburgh was a medieval castle. It was bombed twice during World War II, and later demolished. In 1840, it was home to 292 people.

Gallery

File:Etten, de Sint-Maartenskerk RM16068 IMG 5406 2020-05-09 12.38.jpg, Etten, reformed church File:Overzicht voorgevel - Silvolde - 20072493 - RCE.jpg, Castle Schuylenburgh File:2010-09-11 om oij etten molenstraat 48 01.JPG, House in Etten

References

Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Oude IJsselstreek {{Gelderland-geo-stub