Doornspijk
Doornspijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Elburg.
Doornspijk | |
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Village | |
Doornspijk, reformed church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Doornspijk Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands Doornspijk Doornspijk (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°25′9″N 5°48′58″E | |
| Country | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Elburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,330 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8085 |
| Dialing code | 0525 |
The village was first mentioned in 796 as Thornspiic, and is a combination of thorn and tapering land. The original village was flooded by the former Zuiderzee in 1825, and current village formed around the church after 1829.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1829, and has been extended into a cruciform church in 1950. Doornspijk was home to 540 people in 1840.
Doornspijk was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of Elburg.
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