Braamt is a

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in the

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Montferland Montferland () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Bergh and Didam. Population centres Fo ...

in the

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, the

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History

It was first mentioned in 1241 as Brameth, and means "place where

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grow". De Kemnade is a ''

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'' near Braamt on the

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. The estate was first mentioned in 1418, and the tower dates from the 16th century. In 1840, it was home to 292 people. In 1918, a school was built and the church dates from 1950. The Braamse Molen is a

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from 1856. In the 1990s, it was in very poor condition. It was purchased in 2017, and in 2021 the restoration of the wind mill commenced.

Gallery

File:Stroombroek.jpg, Stroomboek File:Braamse Molen - Braamt 2.jpg, Braamse Molen File:Braamt-langestraat-185369.jpg, House in Braamt

References

Populated places in Gelderland Montferland {{Gelderland-geo-stub