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) a painter and printmaker Theo Budde (1889 in Ootmarsum – 1959) a watchmaker, jeweler, antique dealer and poet Ton Schulten (1938 in Ootmarsum – 2025) a painter who mainly painted landscapes Roméo Dallaire (born 1946 in Denekamp) a Canadian humanitarian, author, statesman and retired senator and general Marcha (born 1956 in Lattrop) a singer and TV presenter, took part in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest Han Polman (born 1963 in Ootmarsum) a politician Tanja Nijmeijer (born 1978 in Denekamp) a Dutch former guerrilla fighter in Colombia and English teacher
Sport Felix von Heijden (1890 in Weerselo – 1982) a footballer team bronze medallist at the 1920 Summer Olympics; & Mayor of Rosmalen 1923–1955 Hennie Kuiper (born 1949 in Denekamp) a former professional road racing cyclist, gold medallist at the 1972 Summer Olympics Jos Lansink (born 1961 in Weerselo) an equestrian, team gold medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics Marieke Westerhof (born 1974 in Denekamp) a retired rower, team silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics Elles Leferink (born 1976 in Weerselo) a volleyball player, competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
References
External links
Official website