Lutten

Village in Overijssel, Netherlands

52°36′42″N 6°34′29″E / 52.6116°N 6.5747°E / 52.6116; 6.5747CountryNetherlandsProvinceOverijsselMunicipalityHardenbergArea

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• Total12.18 km² (4.70 sq mi)Elevation

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8 m (26 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,045 • Density170/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7775^[1]

Dialing code0523

Lutten (Dutch Low Saxon: Luttn) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality Hardenberg, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south-west of Coevorden.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1532 as Lotten, and means "low lying place". There was another hamlet called Lutten nearby which changed its name to Oud-Lutten [nl] (Old Lutten).^[4]^[5] Lutten developed during the peat excavation of the raised bog. The construction of the Dedemsvaart [nl] canal stagnated near Lutten around 1830, because the marke [nl] Ane had not divided up the wilderness in its area.^[6] A marke was a form of government with communal land.^[7] In 1832, the problem was solved by digging a canal to Slagharen.^[6]

Lutten was home to 236 people in 1840.^[8] The Dutch Reformed church in the village is an aisleless church with an entrance hall topped by a tower with wooden roof lantern. It was built in 1853.^[6]

In 1901, the potato starch factory, Baanbreker opened in Lutten. The complex is now used by a plastic pipe factory.^[6]

In 1932, a water tower was built which measures 49 metres (161 ft). It is one of two Dutch water towers with a gable roof. The tower is currently used as bed and breakfast.^[8]

Notable people

Gert Heerkes (born 1965), football manager^[9]
Niek Kimmann (born 1996), BMX Racing cyclist and Olympic Champion^[10]

Gallery

Centre of Lutten
Water tower
Former potato starch factory Baanbreker.
Village house

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7775AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Distance Lutten, NLD -> Coevorden, NLD". Distance (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Lutten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Oud-Lutten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Lutten" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Boermarke". Geheugen van Drenthe (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Lutten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "G. Heerkes". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Niek Kimmann". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.