Didam (locally, Diem) is a town in the

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in the eastern part of

in the region of "De

Achterhoek The Achterhoek (; Dutch Low Saxon: ''Achterhook'') is a cultural region in the Eastern Netherlands. Its name (meaning "rear-corner") is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland and th ...

", province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Montferland Montferland () is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Bergh and Didam. Population centres Formerly part of Bergh municipality: * Azewijn *B ...

about 18 km east of

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...

, which is the capital of the province, and about 11 km west from Doetinchem.

History

People in Didam speak a dialect called "diems", and many people speak

achterhoeks Achterhooks (Dutch Low Saxon: ; nl, Achterhoeks ) is a Westphalian dialect spoken in Gelderland. Geographic distribution The Achterhooks language is spoken in the Netherlands in western Europe Western Europe is the western region of Eur ...

(which is the dialect of the region "Achterhoek") which is very similar to diems. These two dialect are part of the nedersaksies. Didam was a separate municipality until 1 January 2005, when it merged with

Bergh Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum. In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland Montferland () is ...

to create the new municipality of Montferland.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. The church is dedicated to St. Mary.

Transport

The Didam railway station was opened on 15 July 1885 and is located on the

Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway The Winterswijk – Zevenaar railway is a Dutch regional railway line, that connects Arnhem and Zevenaar with Doetinchem and Winterswijk. Opening The railway opened on 15 July 1885. It was part of a network of local railways in the Twente ...

line.

Notable people

Everard Ter Laak Everard Ter Laak (; November 5, 1868 - May 5, 1931) was a Dutch Roman Catholic missionary and bishop who worked in China during the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China. Biography Everard Ter Laak was born on November 5, 1868 in Didam, ...

(5 November 1868 – 5 May 1931), Dutch Roman Catholic missionary. * Paul Peters (born 1942 in Roosteren), Dutch politician * Jos Som (born 1951 in Didam), Dutch politician. * Theo Rasing (born 1953 in Didam), Dutch professor of experimental physics. * Ernie Brandts (born 1956 in Didam), Dutch football manager and former player. * Geert Hammink (born 1969 in Didam), Dutch professional basketball player. * Manfred Dikkers (born 1971 in Didam), Dutch drummer. * Geert-Jan Derksen (born 1975 in Didam), Dutch rower.

Gallery

Station Didam 1973 (8521003172).jpg, Didam railway station, 1973 Didam, station.jpg, Didam railway station in 2011 Didam, kerk O.L.V. van Altijddurende Bijstand RM12870 IMG 3382 2020-03-22 11.10.jpg, Didam, St. Mary church Ronde stenen beltmolen van opzij gefotografeerd in vervallen staat - AMR Molenfoto - 20539809 - RCE.jpg, Windmill Sint Martinus

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