Lemselo is a hamlet in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
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province of
Overijssel
Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name comes from the perspective of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Dinkelland
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 ...
, and lies about 3 km northwest of
Oldenzaal
Oldenzaal (; Tweants: ''Oldnzel'') is a municipality and a city in the eastern province of Overijssel in the Netherlands. It is part of the region of Twente and is close to the German border.
It received city rights in 1249. Historically, the ...
.
Lemselo is not a statistical entity,
and the postal authorities have placed it under
Weerselo. It was first mentioned in the late-10th century as Lamesloe, and means "forest of Lam (person)". Despite its size, it is not marked with place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 402 people. Nowadays, it contains about 180 houses.
Notable
*
Gerard Veldscholten (born 1959), former professional road bicycle racer
References
Populated places in Overijssel
Dinkelland
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