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