Beuningen () is a village in the eastern

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. It is located in the municipality of

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 ...

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and situated along the river

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, in a mainly rural area, approximately one kilometre south of

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 was ...

History

The village was first mentioned in the late-10th century as "in Baningi", and means "settlement of the people of Bono (person)". Beuningen started as a collection of farms south of Denekamp. It started to develop after

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. The estate Borgbeuningen was built in 1709 on the former site of a medieval castle. The estate is surrounded by a large park whose lanes are aligned with the church towers of the region. In the centre of the forest, there is a rectangular and crucifix-shaped pond. Beuningen was home to 699 people in 1840. Beuningen used to be part of the

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Denekamp, in 1818 the ''boermarke'' (predecessor of municipality) Beuningen became part of the municipality of Losser. A

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church from 1948 is located in the village, and Beuningen was elevated to a village. A campsite, a soccer field and a forest are located just outside the village.

In popular art

Many scenes of the fictional village ''Dinkelo'' in the regional soap opera Van Jonge Leu en Oale Groond were shot in Beuningen..

Gallery

Beuningen, de Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk IMG 7072 2020-08-06 09.35.jpg, Maria church: Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk Borgbeuningen.jpg, Borgbeuningen Denekamp SAM 0333 schuren achter singraven.JPG, Barns near Singraven

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Overijssel Losser