{{Infobox settlement | name = Wenum-Wiesel | settlement_type = Twin [[village]] | other_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name_lang = nl | image_skyline = File:20160421 landgoed De Ploeg2 Wenum-Wiesel.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Estate "De Ploeg" | image_flag = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[Gelderland]] | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = [[Apeldoorn]] | pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of [[Gelderland]] | established_title = | established_date = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7345AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 19 March 2022 |archive-date = 21 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |url-status = dead }}</ref> | elevation_m = 16 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> | area_total_km2 = 30.65 | population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=19 March 2022|quote=The hamlet {{ill|Beemte-Broekland|nl}} (1,035 inhabitants - 12.79 km2) has been subtracted from the total}}</ref> | population_total = 2,170 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in the Netherlands|Postal code]] | postal_code = 7345<ref name="stat"/> | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Dialing code]] | area_code = 055 | coordinates = {{coord|52.2537|5.9542|region:NL|display=inline, title}} }} '''Wenum-Wiesel''' is a twin village in the municipality of [[Apeldoorn]], in the province of [[Gelderland]] in the [[Netherlands]]. In 1978, the hamlets of Wenum and Wiesel merged into a village.
== History == Wenum was first attested in 1335 as "in der Merck to Wenen",<ref name="etym"/> however the [[watermill]] was already mentioned in 1313.<ref name="monument">{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu05_01/sten009monu05_01_0018.php?q=wenum#hl1 |title=Apeldoorn |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |page=78|year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9406 3 |language=nl |access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref> The etymology of the name is unclear.<ref name="etym">{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/wenum |title=Wenum - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=19 March 2022|language=nl}}</ref> Wiesel was first attested in 1337 as Wiessel, and means pasture near a forest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/wiesel |title=Wiesel - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
In 1684, [[William III of England|William III of Orange]] bought approximately {{convert|100|km2}} of forest and heath in the area as a [[crown land]]. The land included the village of Wiesel. He intended to build his palace in [[Hoog Soeren]], but changed his mind and bought [[Het Loo Palace]] in Apeldoorn.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/hoog-soeren |title=Hoog Soeren - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702201718/https://plaatsengids.nl/hoog-soeren |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ivn-apeldoorn.nl/publicaties/Route%20Wiesel-Kroondomein.pdf |title=Wieselsche bosch (Kroondomein) |website=IVN Apeldoorn |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> In 1840, Wenum was home to 256 people, and Wiesel to 243 people.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/wenum-wiesel |title=Wenum-Wiesel |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
In 1876, the [[Amsterdam–Zutphen railway]] was completed, and [[William III of the Netherlands]] wanted a side track to his palace. In 1887, the [[Apeldoorn–Zwolle railway]] line was completed and partially used the side track. A railway stop was constructed at Wenum. The station closed in 1938.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084948/http://www.gelderlandbinnenstebuiten.nl/thema.aspx?ID=96&opdracht=trein |url=http://www.gelderlandbinnenstebuiten.nl/thema.aspx?ID=96&opdracht=trein |archive-date=7 April 2014 |website=Gelderland Binnenste Buiten |title=Trein |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=Wenum |title=Station Wenum |website=Stationsweb |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> In 1840, the [[gristmill]] {{ill|Grondzeiler Wenum|nl}} was built in Wenum. The current windmill dates from 1913.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=297 |title=Wenum, Gelderland |website=Molendatabase |access-date=19 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
In 1978, the hamlets of Wenum and Wiesel merged into the twin village Wenum-Wiesel. The hamlets are still somewhat separated. The place name signs are chaotic and sometimes use the combined name, or the individual hamlet. The village has a combined school, and village council.<ref name="plaats"/>
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Wenum Wenumermolen 05.JPG|Windmill {{ill|Grondzeiler Wenum|nl}} File:Klein Cannenburgh 24, aanzicht (1821) - Wenum - 20253450 - RCE.jpg|Klein Cannenburgh File:7.3 Wenumse Watermolen.jpg|Watermill of Wenum File:Wenum-papegaaiweg-07080013.jpg|Farm in Wenum </gallery>
== References == {{RefList}}
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{{Dutch municipality Apeldoorn}} {{Authority control}}
[[Category:Apeldoorn]] [[Category:Populated places in Gelderland]]