Klarenbeek is a village in the eastern

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. The village belongs to two municipalities,

Apeldoorn Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. The municipality of Apeldoorn, including the villages of Beekbergen, Loenen (Apeldoorn), Loenen, Ugchelen and Hoenderloo ...

and

Voorst Voorst () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Population centres * Appen, Netherlands, Appen (near a wood where nice walks can be taken) * Bussloo (with a recreation centre with a small l ...

, with the municipality border situated in the middle of the village. Klarenbeek is named after an

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situated next to the Klaarbeek. This estate was later also named Klarenbeek. Both Klaarbeek and Klarenbeek translate to "Clear Stream" in English. Klarenbeek has its own railway station, Klarenbeek railway station, 2 km northeast of the village on the railway line between Apeldoorn and

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. The station can be reached by Buurtbus service. This service connects with the station hourly, from 7am to 6pm. The railway station lies within the borders of the municipality of Voorst. The village is located along the European

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, locally known as the

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or Handelsweg.

History

The village of Klarenbeek was founded in 1732 when a copper mill was established next to the Beekbergse Beek. In 1764, this copper mill was bought by the family of Krepel.
Ontstaangeschiedenis van Klarenbeek To increase the capacity of the mill, the Beekbergse Beek was enlarged and heightened, causing the water to fall down faster. Later, a water reservoir called "De Wiert" was added to this. The Wiert still exists, and when the winters are cold enough, it is a common location for

ice skating Ice skating is the Human-powered transport, self-propulsion and gliding of a person across an ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation (fun), exercise, competitive sports, and commuting. ...

. The Krepel family built homes for their employees, creating the first non-farm houses in Klarenbeek.

Gallery

File:Koetshuis Huize Klarenbeek.jpg, Carriage house of Huize Klarenbeek File:Grand Père, Grand Mère - Maïté Duval (Klarenbeek).jpg, Statue of granddad and grandma by

Maïté Duval Marie-Thérèse Marguerite Jeanne (Maïté) Duval (26 March 1944 – 2 November 2019) was a French-born Dutch people, Dutch sculptor and drafter. Life and work Maïté Duval was born on 26 March 1944 in Maïté Rijkhart de Voogd-Duval, Ren ...

File:Beekbergerwoud.jpg, Beekbergerwoud File:HUA-166827-Gezicht op het oude NS station Klarenbeek te Klarenbeek.jpg, Former railway station building (demolished)

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Gelderland Apeldoorn Voorst