Etten is a village in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Oude IJsselstreek Oude IJsselstreek () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. It was established on 1 January 2005 by a merger of the former municipalities of Gendringen and Wisch, Gelderland, Wisch. Geography and population c ...

, 7 km southeast of

Doetinchem Doetinchem (; Dutch Low Saxon, Low Saxon: ) is a city and Municipalities in the Netherlands, municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the IJssel, Oude IJssel (Old IJssel) river in a part of the Provinces of the Netherland ...

. 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, Ge ...

History

The village was first mentioned around 1200 as de Ettene. The etymology is unclear. 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 t ...

. The Dutch Reformed Church there dates from the 15th century with 11th century elements. Castle Schuylenburgh was a medieval castle in the village that was bombed twice during World War II, and later demolished. In 1840, the village 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