Doornik is a hamlet in the municipality of Lingewaard, between Lent and Bemmel, in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Most of Doornik was destroyed at a Dyke breach in 1799, the village never recovered. Doornik had an own castle which burned down in 1823.

Doornik
Hamlet
Street view
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Coordinates: 51.8722°N 5.8789°E / 51.8722; 5.8789
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Heerde
Elevation [1]	9 m (30 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6681
Dialing code	0418

History

It was first mentioned at the end of 11th century as apud Tornacum. The etymology is unknown.[2] Doornik is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Bemmel.[4]

Doornik used to be an heerlijkheid together with Ressen. It was first mentioned in 1324 and had a castle.[5] The castle had become derelict in 1649.[6]

The town of Bemmel was threatened by the Waal and was flooded several times during the 16th century. In 1648, it was decided to dig a canal to eliminate the bend in the river. The new canal threatened Doornik, and in 1799, the dike breached destroying the village, farms and the castle.[7] Doornik was never rebuilt except for a few farms.[8]

In 1823, the remains of the castle were lost in a fire[6] In 1827, a manor house was built in its place. During World War II, it was used by the Germans to store ammunition, and in 1944, everything exploded destroying the manor house.[5] In 1840, Doornik was home to 94 people. Nowadays, it consists of a handful of houses.[8]

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  Border pole Doornik
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  Pub in Doornik
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  Farm in Doornik
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  Painting of the 1799 dike breach

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