Bentelo
Encyclopedia
Bentelo is a small farming village in the Dutch
municipality Hof van Twente
. The village had 2110 inhabitants in 2006.
The village is a centre for intensive cattle farming.
Bentelo has the biggest vineyard
in the Netherlands, as well as several Asparagus
growers, three bars and restaurants.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
municipality Hof van Twente
Hof van Twente
Hof van Twente is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, province Overijssel. The municipality came into being on January 1, 2001 as the result of the merger of the municipalities of Diepenheim, Goor, Markelo, Ambt Delden, and Stad Delden....
. The village had 2110 inhabitants in 2006.
The village is a centre for intensive cattle farming.
Bentelo has the biggest vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
in the Netherlands, as well as several Asparagus
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennialplant species in the genus Asparagus. It was once classified in the lily family, like its Allium cousins, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and...
growers, three bars and restaurants.
Notable people
- Klaas AnninkKlaas AnninkKlaas Annink , better known as Huttenkloas, was a notorious Dutch serial killer in Twente, Netherlands...
(Huttenkloas) (1710–1775), criminal from Twente - Moniek KleinsmanMoniek KleinsmanMoniek Kleinsman is a Dutch speed skater who was born in Bentelo, Overijssel and currently resides in Wolvega. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
(November 3, 1982), Dutch speed skater