- Population
- 1,555
- 1.6K
- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol73 km
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde93 km
About Doornspijk
Doornspijk is a village. Location: Gemeente Elburg, Gelderland. Population: 1,555. Elevation: 3 m.
Doornspijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Elburg. The village was first mentioned in 796 as Thornspiiic, 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 was extended into a cruciform church in 1950. Doornspijk was home to 540 people in 1840.
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At a glance
- Area
- 21.1 km²
Source: Wikidata
Population of Doornspijk over time
| 1849 | 2,721 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | 2,900 | |
| 1869 | 2,867 | |
| 1879 | 3,091 | |
| 1889 | 3,121 | |
| 1899 | 3,412 | |
| 1909 | 3,655 | |
| 1920 | 4,082 | |
| 1930 | 4,319 | |
| 1947 | 5,484 | |
| 1960 | 7,768 | |
| 1971 | 11,116 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Doornspijk
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (78 mm)
- Driest month
- April (47 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 65 | 48 | 65 | 47 | 60 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 75 |
How to get to Doornspijk
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zwolle, 22 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 73 kmwest
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 93 kmnortheast
- Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 94 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 22 kmnortheast
- Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 25 kmsoutheast
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 41 kmwest
- Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 41 kmsouthwest
- Arnhem Population: 162.4K 49 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Doornspijk
Within 100 km: 151 historic and cultural sites, 184 natural sites, 95 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km36 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 12 kmE
- Zwarte Berg Mountain 11 kmSW
- Waterplasberg Mountain 13 kmE
- Valkenberg Mountain 18 kmS
25–60 km79 places
- Radewijkerbeek River 57 kmE
- Oude Rijn River 57 kmS
- Zwarte Berg Mountain 39 kmS
- Zwarte Berg Mountain 51 kmSW
60–100 km315 places
- Texel Island 99 kmNW
- Wijlermeer Lake 68 kmS
- Strang Lake 69 kmS
- Schmales Meer Lake 83 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leemberg Mountain, Nunspeet Municipality9.5 km S
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Holleberg Mountain, Gemeente Epe9.5 km E
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Paasheuvel Mountain, Nunspeet Municipality10 km S
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Tepelberg Mountain, Gemeente Epe10 km SE
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Turfberg Mountain, Nunspeet Municipality10 km S
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Zwarte Berg Mountain, Nunspeet Municipality11 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources