De Achterhoek is located in the east of the Netherlands (the green area). Noordijk-Neede is at the red spot. Scroll down for the detailed map. The green area also covers part of Twente to the North. Allthough it only has a natural border to the west, it is a fairly restricted area where all family names with the suffix -ink come from. Comparable to the Scottish Mac- and the Irish O'-
De Hunger (red) is 1 km south of Noordijk. Places on this map where Hungerinks mainly lived before 1900 are Noordijk, Neede, Stokkum, Gelselaar, Markvelde, Haarlo, and Diepenheim.
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