Warnsveld

Warnsveld is a town in the eastern Netherlands, about 2 km east of Zutphen.

History

The first mention of the village in writing is from the year 1121 as Wansveld, and means "field of Warin or Warni (person)".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Warnsveld developed in the Middle Ages along the Berkel.<ref name="monument">Template:Cite web</ref>

Warnsveld's Template:Ill (Church of Saint Martin) has a tower from around 1100. In the 15th century, both the church and tower were enlarged. The church was restored between 1954 and 1957, and the 19th century modifications were undone.<ref name="monument"/>

The former havezate 't Velde was first mentioned in 1326. Shortly after 1535 it redesigned in early Renaissance style. It was extensively modified and enlarged in 1701.<ref name="monument"/> It is nowadays used by the police academy.<ref name="plaats"/>

Warnsveld was home to 505 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1841, the road between Zutphen and Lochem was paved, and estates were built along the road.<ref name="monument"/>

Warnsveld was a separate municipality until 2005, when it was merged with Zutphen.<ref>Template:Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten</ref> The former municipality had a population of about 9,000, and covered both the village of Warnsveld and nearby Warken.

People born in Warnsveld

• Richard Constant Boer (1863-1929), linguist
• Gert Holstege (born 1948), neuroscientist
• Ellen ten Damme (born 1967), singer & actor
• Anne-Wil Lucas-Smeerdijk (born 1975), politician
• Jan Werle (born 1984), chess player Grandmaster
• Thijs van Amerongen (born 1986), cyclo-cross cyclist

People died in Warnsveld

• Ida Gerhardt (1905-1997), poet
• Philip Kouwen (1922-2002), artist

Gallery

• Windmill: korenmolen Nooit Gedacht
  Windmill: korenmolen Nooit Gedacht
• Country house Huis' t Velde (nowadays a police academy)
  Country house Huis' t Velde (nowadays a police academy)
• Villa in Warnsveld
  Villa in Warnsveld
• Gate house
  Gate house