Dinxperlo

Dinxperlo is a town in the eastern Netherlands. It belongs to the municipality of Aalten in the province of Gelderland and located on the border of the German state of North Rhine -Westphalia.

Location and boundary

Dinxperlo is adjoining the German Suderwick that belongs to the city of Bocholt. It has about 8,600 inhabitants and was until 1811 a quiet farming village under the feudal system of rule Bredevoort. Thereafter, until 2004 Dinxperlo was a separate municipality. With the municipality reform of 1 January 2005, the municipality Dinxperlo was dissolved and since then is the municipality of Aalten.

The boundary between Suderwick and Dinxperlo runs right through the village street, the German side of the road and Hellweg 's Dutch side is called Heelweg. In the course of the road in the direction of Dutch industrial area de Rietstap ie the German side of the road bridge embankment, on the Dutch side is the Anholtse way. After removal of border controls can still be seen by the different designs of the houses, in which place and therefore the State in which you currently are. In part, the boundary line is marked with a yellow line.

The common European aspect is emphasized by the fact that Dinxperlo has the first German - Dutch police station which is near the town hall ( Raadhuis ) is located on the Dutch side. It is manned by a Dutch and a German officer ( Bocholt ). Right on the border is a German-Dutch nursing home, whose two buildings are connected by a bridge across the border road.

The 1978 with the Sauerland town Neuenrade founded Friendship cities in 1984 converted into a city partnership.

Attractions

In the industrial area of ​​Dinxperlo the smallest church in the Netherlands ( De Rietstap ) can be visited. A farmer built it to fulfill a promise to his farm because his family had been spared from a plague.

An attraction Dinxperlos is the market every Friday afternoon and evening, which is especially popular with the Bocholt and taking a short break from the Ruhr.

You can about the history of the border region and smuggling in the Borderland Museum inform the market place. It is maintained by volunteers of a working group of the home club.

Pictures

Church " De Rietstap "