Gramsbergen (

Dutch Low Saxon Dutch Low Saxon ( or ''Nederlaands Nedersaksies''; nl, Nederlands Nedersaksisch) are the Low Saxon dialects of the Low German language that are spoken in the northeastern Netherlands and are written there with local, unstandardised orthographie ...

: ''Grambarge'') is a small

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

city on the

Vechte The Vechte () (in German and in Low Saxon (Dutch Low Saxon pronunciation: ̯ɛxtəThe places near the Vechte in the County of Bentheim have the same pronunciation or Vecht (in Dutch) (), often called Overijsselse Vecht () in the Netherlands t ...

, located in the municipality of

Hardenberg Hardenberg (; nds-nl, Haddenbarreg or '' 'n Arnbarg'') is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. The municipality of Hardenberg has a population of about 60,000, with about 19,000 living in the city. It recei ...

and the province of Overijssel. The town is located on corridors of different transportation modes: The N34 (Zwolle - Emmen), the

Zwolle Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...

- Emmen railway and the Almelo - de Haandrik canal.

History

Gramsbergen and its hamlets have been inhabited since pre-historic times. In the 'Cultuur Historisch Informatie Centrum Vechtdal' (The Historical and Cultural Center of Vechtdal), in the centre of Gramsbergen, several archaeological artefacts are exhibited. These artefacts come from settlements from around 8000 BC. It was first mentioned in 1227 as Bergene, and means "the hill of Gram (person)". It received city rights in 1442. Gramsbergen developed on higher ground along the

. In 1227, the

Battle of Ane The Battle of Ane ( Dutch Low Saxon:''Slag bi'j Aone'', Dutch:''Slag bij Ane''), was fought in 1227 between Otto II of Lippe, Bishop of Utrecht, and Rudolf II van Coevorden with his army of Drenths. The account of the battle comes from '' Qued ...

was fought to the west of Gramsbergen during which the bishop of Utrecht was defeated by the citizens of Drenthe. In 1339, , a ''

havezate A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals wi ...

'', was built which developed into a castle. In 1673, it was taken by the

Prince-Bishopric of Münster The Prince-Bishopric of Münster (german: Fürstbistum Münster; Bistum Münster, Hochstift Münster) was a large ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of today's North Rhine-Westphalia and western Lo ...

. The castle was destroyed in 1674 by the

Dutch States Army The Dutch States Army ( nl, Staatse leger) was the army of the Dutch Republic. It was usually called this, because it was formally the army of the States-General of the Netherlands, the sovereign power of that federal republic. This mercenary arm ...

to prevent Münster from threatening

Coevorden Coevorden (; nds-nl, Koevern) is a city and municipality in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands. During the 1998 municipal reorganisation in the province, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo, retaining its name. In ...

. The city did not develop in its later history and remained relatively small. In 1840, it was home to 526 people. As an independent municipality, Gramsbergen comprised the centres of Gramsbergen and

De Krim De Krim is a village in the municipality of Hardenberg part of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. The village started as a peat excavation village. History In 1832, the Lutterhoofdwijk canal was dug as a side canal of the to excavate the ...

and the hamlets

Ane Ane or ane may refer to: * Āne, a village in Latvia * Ane, Netherlands, a village in Overijssel, Netherlands, also ** Battle of Ane (1227), a battle fought near the village * -ane, a suffix in organic chemistry, or specifically ** Alkanes, whi ...

, Anerveen, Anevelde, , , and . Since 1 January 2001, Gramsbergen has been part of

Transportation

Railway Station: Gramsbergen

Notable citizens

Henk Bodewitz Hendrik Wilhelm "Henk" Bodewitz (born 13 October 1939) is a Dutch Sanskrit scholar. He was a professor at the Universities of Utrecht and later Leiden between 1976 and 2002. Career Bodewitz was born in Gramsbergen on 13 October 1939. Between 1952 ...

(born 1939), Sanskrit scholar and professor * Erik Hulzebosch (born 1970), marathon speed skater, inline speed skater and part-time singer and blogger * Albert Timmer (born 1985), professional road bicycle racer

Gallery

File:Gramsbergen - Station (23 juni 2018) 1.jpg, Gramsbergen station File:Kerk Gramsbergen.jpg, The church of Gramsbergen File:Huys Gramsbergen.jpg, Huis Gramsbergen ( 1725) File:Gramsbergen Allersma 02.JPG,

Pieterpad The Pieterpad is a long distance walking route in the Netherlands. The trail runs from Pieterburen, in the northern part of Groningen, south through the eastern part of the Netherlands to end just south of Maastricht, on the top of Mount Saint ...

walkers, sculpture by

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 Populated places in Overijssel Former municipalities of Overijssel Hardenberg