Didam (locally, Diem) is a town 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, which is the capital of the
Achterhoek region.
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, Northeast, with speakers concentrated in Gelderl ...
(which is the dialect of the region "Achterhoek") which is very similar to diems. These two dialects 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 and A ...
line.
Notable people
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Everard Ter Laak (5 November 1868 – 5 May 1931), Dutch Roman Catholic missionary.
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Paul Peters (born 1942 in
Roosteren), Dutch politician.
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Jos Som (born 1951 in Didam), Dutch politician.
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Theo Rasing (born 1953 in Didam), Dutch professor of experimental physics.
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Ernie Brandts (born 1956 in Didam), Dutch football manager and former player.
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Geert Hammink (born 1969 in Didam), Dutch professional basketball player.
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Manfred Dikkers
At War With Self is the project conceived by multi-instrumentalist Glenn Snelwar, best known as one of the guitarists on the Gordian Knot debut album which featured members of Cynic, Watchtower, King Crimson and Dream Theater.
Albums
For the ...
(born 1971 in Didam), Dutch drummer.
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Geert-Jan Derksen
Geert Jan Derksen (born 2 May 1975 in Didam) is a Dutch rower. He won silver at the men's eight event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games o ...
(born 1975 in Didam), Dutch rower.
Gallery
Station Didam 1973 (8521003172).jpg, Didam railway station, 1973
Didam, station.jpg, Didam railway station, 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
See also
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Didam (disambiguation)
References
External links
{{Authority control
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2005
Populated places in Gelderland
Former municipalities of Gelderland
Montferland