The Dinkel is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of ...
in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
and the
Netherlands
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, left tributary of the
Vecht. Its total length is , of which in Germany. The Dinkel originates in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
, Germany, between
Ahaus and
Coesfeld
Coesfeld (; Westphalian: ''Koosfeld'') is the capital of the district of Coesfeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
History
Coesfeld received its city rights in 1197, but was first recorded earlier than that in the biography of St ...
. It flows north to
Gronau, crosses the border with the Netherlands (
Overijssel
Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a 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 Episcopal principality of U ...
), flows through
Losser
Losser () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It is at the eastern end of the A1 motorway.
Population centres
Losser
The oldest known reference to Losser dates from the tenth century.Stenvert, R. et al. (1998). ''Monumenten ...
,
Denekamp
Denekamp () is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the region of Twente and the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oldenzaal.
The town was first noted as early as the 10th century when it wa ...
, and recrosses the border to Germany (
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
). The Dinkel joins the
Vechte in
Neuenhaus.
Jacob van Ruisdael
Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael (; 1629 – 10 March 1682) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He is generally considered the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, a period of great wealth and cultural ach ...
depicted the landscape of the Dinkel and its watermills near
Denekamp
Denekamp () is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the region of Twente and the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oldenzaal.
The town was first noted as early as the 10th century when it wa ...
in his work
Two Watermills and an Open Sluice near Singraven. These watermills still exist.
In the Netherlands the river gave name to the village of
Overdinkel
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 N ...
and to the municipality of
Dinkelland
Dinkelland () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. For a short time it was known as Denekamp (one of its component towns) until it was renamed in 2002.
Population centres
Notable people
* Johan Jongkind (1819 in Lattrop – 1891) ...
.
Near Denekamp some of the waters of the Dinkel are used to regulate the levels of the
Almelo-Nordhorn canal.
Gallery
Heek, de Dinkel foto7 2016-04-03 15.08.jpg, The Dinkel near Heek
Gronau Dinkel.jpg, The Dinkel in Gronau
Dinkel Lutterzand 2.jpg, near De Lutte
De Lutte is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Losser.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. It is located close to the border between the Netherlands and Germ ...
Denekamp Dinkel Onderleider.JPG, near Denekamp
Denekamp () is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the region of Twente and the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oldenzaal.
The town was first noted as early as the 10th century when it wa ...
RivierDinkel.JPG, The Dinkel in Lutterzand
See also
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List of rivers of the Netherlands
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List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
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List of rivers of Lower Saxony
All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea.
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References
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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of Overijssel
Dinkelland
Losser
Rivers of the Netherlands
Rivers of Germany
International rivers of Europe