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Oldebroek
Oldebroek () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland. The municipality had a population of in . Population centres Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oldebroek, June 2015'' Sport Oldebroek has been host to the Sidecarcross world championship, Dutch Sidecarcross Grand Prix a number times The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009 
Notable people * Rudolph van Pallandt (1868–1913), sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics * Martin Koopman (born 1956 in Wezep), former football defender and ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noordeinde, Gelderland
Noordeinde is a village in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Oldebroek in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Noordeinde has 215 inhabitants (2000). It was first described between 1830 as 1855 Kamper Nieuwstad. In 1970, it was renamed Noordeinde (North end), because it was at the northern part of the municipality. In 1840, it was home to 155 people. In 1845, a church was built. Gallery File:Kerkje van Noordeinde.jpg , Church of Noordeinde file:Noordeinde_Stoomgemaal.jpg, The former pumping station with Speed skating, skaters References Populated places in Gelderland Oldebroek {{Gelderland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wezep
Wezep is a town in the municipality of Oldebroek, Netherlands. Located in the province of Gelderland, it had about 13,500 inhabitants in 2012.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. The Wezep railway station, located on the Utrecht–Zwolle railway, is the town's main landmark. The municipality's TV station is called LOCO TV. Sports Wezep has several sport clubs. Notable residents * Jan Terlouw (born 1931), physicist, author and politician * Lana Wolf (born 1975), singer Economy The Plukon Food Group, one of the largest poultry meat companies in Europe, has its headquarters in Wezep. Gallery File:Altena Steenhandel baksteencode-134-11K - panoramio.jpg, House in Wezep File:Kruiskerk Wezep.jpg, Church in Wezep File:Wezep, dorpskantoor-kantoorgebouw foto2 2015-06-15 11.11.jpg, Village house File:Ouderdag Wezep Onder Officieren School Lucht en Landmacht, Bestanddeelnr 904-8623.jpg, Demonstration of non-commissioned officer school (1951) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oosterwolde, Gelderland
Oosterwolde is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Oldebroek, about 15 km southwest of Zwolle. Oosterwolde was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Doornspijk. History Oosterwolde was first mentioned in 1265 as "Gherardus de Ostenwalde", and means eastern forest. De Morren is an estate which was built in 1771. In 1910, it was extended to its current size. In 1840, it was home to 332 people. In 1845, a church was built and it developed into a village. In 1860, the gristmill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ... "De Zon" was built in Oosterwolde, however it burnt down in 1976. Gallery File:Korenmolen "De Zon", Grote Woldweg 5, ca. 1860 - Oosterwolde - 20175315 - RCE.jpg, Former windmill "De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freek Jansen
Frederik Jan Harm "Freek" Jansen (born 6 December 1992) is a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives (2021–2024) for the far-right Forum for Democracy (FvD) party. He previously chaired the FvD youth wing, the Jongerenorganisatie Forum voor Democratie (2017–2021). Jansen studied political science and joined Forum for Democracy in 2016, when it became a political party from a think tank. He established its youth wing the following year and became its chair on 1 April 2017. Jansen also assisted the party's House caucus. Reports about extremist messages by members of the youth wing in 2020 led to criticism of Jansen and caused a split within FvD. Jansen became a member of the House of Representatives after he was elected in the 2021 general election. He was reelected in 2023, before he stepped down in January 2024, ceding his seat to Pepijn van Houwelingen. Early life and non-political career Jansen was born in 1992 in the Gelderland town of O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolph Van Pallandt
Rudolph Theodorus Baron van Pallandt van Eerde (28 November 1868 – 15 March 1913) was a Dutch sportsman who competed as a sport shooter at the 1908 Summer Olympics. In his younger years he competed successfully as a racing cyclist. He was born in Oldebroek and died in London, Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European .... In 1908, he finished fourth with the Dutch team in the team trap shooting event. References External linkslist of Dutch shooters * 1868 births 1913 deaths People from Oldebroek Dutch male sport shooters Dutch male cyclists Olympic shooters for the Netherlands Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Trap and double trap shooters Sport shooters from Gelderland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-sportshooting-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of The Netherlands
Since 1 January 2023, there have been 342 regular municipalities ( ; Grammatical number#Overview, sing. ) and three Caribbean Netherlands, 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 body (Netherlands), public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces of the Netherlands, provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the Cabinet of the Netherlands, central government and they are ruled by a municipal council (Netherlands), municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal merger (politics), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelderland
Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in 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 total area. Gelderland shares borders with six other provinces (Flevoland, Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, North Brabant, Overijssel, South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht) and the Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The capital is Arnhem (pop. 159,265); however, Nijmegen (pop. 176,731) and Apeldoorn (pop. 162,445) are both larger municipalities. Other major regional centres in Gelderland are Ede, Netherlands, Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Harderwijk, Tiel, Wageningen, Zevenaar, and Winterswijk. Gelderland had a population of about 2,134,000 as of January 2023. It contains the Netherlands's largest forest region (the Veluwe), the Rhine and other major rivers, and a significant amount of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elburg
Elburg () is a municipality and a city in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. History There is evidence of a Neolithic settlement at Elburg consisting of stone tools and pottery shards. From Roman times there are names and shards of earthenware which suggest that there was an army camp at the site of Elburg. The earliest extant written record of Elburg is from 796 AD. Between 1392 and 1396 Elburg was rebuilt with a moat and a city wall, together with a gridiron street plan. This rapid rebuilding was expensive, indicating that Elburg was reasonably affluent in medieval times. Several records of Elburg date back to the 14th century. Elburg was granted town status probably by Count Otto II In the 13th century. There is a record that Elburg got its fishing right granted in 1313. In 1367 the city was recorded as a member of the Hanseatic League. At the end of the 16th century new moats and higher ramparts were built because of the improved war-techniques. Throughout the centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epe, Netherlands
Epe () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality has a population of 32,191 Epenezen (2015, source: CBS), and the town itself has a population of 15,552. The town hall stands in Epe, which is situated about north of Apeldoorn and south of Zwolle. Another important town within the municipality is Vaassen (12,739 inhabitants), halfway between Epe and Apeldoorn. It has an interesting castle called ' Kasteel De Cannenburgh', which is open to visitors (guided tour compulsory). Epe, Vaassen and also the village of Oene each have a medieval church. Other population centres of interest are Emst, Gortel, Tongeren, Wissel and Zuuk. International relations Twin towns — sister cities Epe is twinned with: Notable people * Antonie Pannekoek (1873 in Vaassen – 1960) a Dutch astronomer, Marxist theorist and social revolutionary * Henry G. Schermers (1928 in Epe – 2006) lawyer and academic * Menno-Jan Kraak (born 1958 in Vaassen) a Dutch cartogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heerde
Heerde () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. Compared to the rest of the Netherlands, Heerde is fairly religious, as are many of the towns and cities in the Veluwe region. Population centres Politics The Heerde municipal council consists of 17 seats, which since the 2022 Dutch municipal elections, 2022 municipal elections have been divided as follows: * Christian Democratic Appeal, CDA - 4 seats * Municipal Interest Farmers Party, Heerde - 4 seats * ChristianUnion, CU-Reformed Political Party, SGP - 3 seats * People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, VVD - 2 seats * Democrats 66, D66-GroenLinks, GL - 2 seats * Labour Party (Netherlands), PvdA - 2 seats Sport The municipality has five amateur soccer clubs: vv Heerde, SEH, WZC Wapenveld, vv Wapenveld and Vevo. Topography ''Map of the municipality of Heerde, June 2015.'' Notable residents * Daniël de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hattem
Hattem () is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality had a population of in . The municipality includes the hamlet of 't Zand. Name origin The name “Hattem” is a typical farmyard name. The exact origin of “Hattem” is yet unclear. In general two explanation exist. Hattem would be the ‘heem’ (home) of a people who belong to the tribe of Chattuarii (or Hattuarii or Hatten). A second origin could refer to the leader of a people under the leader Hatto. This fits with the fact that a lot of farmyard names are deduced from persons names. History A document referring to Hattem is found is dated around 800. This document is the Codex Laureshamensis, in which the settlement Hattem is mentioned because two farmhouses in this place are donated to the Lorsch abbey. Established as parish Despite this early statement, no church or chapel was built in Hattem. In 1176 Hattem became a parish (‘kerspel’). The chapel, measuring 17,5 by 9,5 meter, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
