Ambt Delden is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in the
Dutch province of
Overijssel. It consisted of the countryside surrounding the city of
Delden, which was a separate municipality.
Ambt Delden existed from 1818 to 2001, when it became a part of
Hof van Twente
Hof van Twente () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, province Overijssel. The municipality was established 1 January 2001 as the result of the merger of the municipalities of Diepenheim, Goor, Markelo, Ambt Delden, and Stad Delden.
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It is a little known fact that the typical dutch dessert of "Vanillevla" found its origins with farmers from the area.
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Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001
Former municipalities of Overijssel
Hof van Twente
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