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Montferland (streek)
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 *Beek *Braamt * Kilder * Lengel *Loerbeek *'s-Heerenberg * Stokkum * Vethuizen * Wijnbergen * Zeddam Formerly part of Didam municipality: * Didam * Greffelkamp * Holthuizen *Loil *Nieuw-Dijk * Oud-Dijk Gallery Image:Beek, de Sint Martinuskerk RM514893 foto4 2015-08-20 13.20.jpg, St Martin's church in Beek Image:Didam, kerk O.L.V. van Altijddurende Bijstand RM12870 IMG 3382 2020-03-22 11.10.jpg, Didam church Image:Kilder, de Sint-Johannes de Doperkerk IMG 4868 2020-04-19 16.27.jpg, Kilder church Image:'s-Heerenberg, huize Bergh RM9268 foto2 2011-04-11 17.21.jpg, Huis Bergh castle in 's-Heerenberg Image:Stokkum, Düffels Möl RM9286 foto5 2015-05-14 16.45.jpg, Düffels Möl in Stokkum Image:2007-07-19 13.19 Zeddam, molen2.JPG, Windmill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of The Netherlands
As of 24 March 2022, there are 344 municipalities ( nl, gemeenten) and three special municipalities () in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes. These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of . Schiermonnikoog is both the least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didam
Didam (locally, Diem) is a town in the Netherlands in the eastern part of Netherlands in the region of "De Achterhoek", province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Montferland about 18 km east of Arnhem, 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 (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 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 line. Notable people *Everard Ter Laak (5 November 1868 – 5 May 1931), Dutch Roman Cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeddam
Zeddam is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Montferland, about 7 km south of Doetinchem. Zeddam was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with Bergh. History Zeddam was first mentioned between 1139 and 1148 as Sydehem. The etymology is unclear. Zeddam is located on the flank of the Paasberg along the road from 's-Heerenberg to Doetinchem. It used to belong to the Lord of Bergh. The St. Oswaldus Church has a tower from around 1500 with a 14th century base. The church dates from 1891. Castle Montferland was a castle from the 9th century. The castle Uplade which was destroyed in 1066 may reference the same castle. It was demolished in 1527. In 1699, it was replaced by an estate which nowadays serves as a restaurant. In 1840, it was home to 458 people. The Grafelijke Korenmolen is a tower mill that was first mentioned in 1451. In 1974, a horse mill A horse mill is a mill, sometimes used in conjunction with a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
's-Heerenberg
s-Heerenberg is a city on the Dutch-German border, in the Province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It is located about 5 km north of the German Emmerich, and about south of Doetinchem. It received city rights in 1379. 's-Heerenberg is the location of one of the most important castles of the Netherlands: Huis Bergh. The Huis Bergh contains a panel of the Archangel Gabriel from the famous altar piece Maestà by Duccio. The castle is surrounded to the west by a forest, part of the larger nature reserve Bergherbos. Mechteld ten Ham was accused of sorcery. She demanded a trial, and failed the water test, because she remained floating on the water. During torture, she confessed to being a witch, and was burnt at the stake on 25 July 1605. In 2004, a statue was revealed in her honour. In 2015, her statue was set on fire. Until 1821 's-Heerenberg was a separate municipality; it then became the administrative center of Bergh. Since 2005 it is part of the municipality of Montferland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loerbeek
Loerbeek is a village in the eastern Netherlands, near the German border. It's close to Beek and Nieuw-Dijk Nieuw-Dijk is a village in the municipality of Montferland in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland, close to Germany, with a population of approximately 834 people. Nieuw-Dijk has its own Roman Catholic parish church and primary school, .... There's a big forest called Bergherbos, where people can walk, mountain-bike and ride horse. It was first mentioned in 1240 as Loberke. The etymology is unknown. Gallery File:Loerbeek Molen van Berntsen PM19-03.jpg, Remains of the former windmill (1845) Achter- en zijgevel - Loerbeek - 20467062 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Loerbeek References Populated places in Gelderland Montferland {{Gelderland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
