Montferland () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

province of

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 Nethe ...

. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the amalgamation of the former municipalities of

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 () i ...

and

Didam Didam (locally, Diem) is a town in the eastern part of Netherlands in the region of "De Kleverlandish, Liemers", province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Montferland about 18 km east of Arnhem, which is the capital of the ...

Population centres

Formerly part of

municipality: *

Azewijn Azewijn is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the municipality Montferland, and is about 3 km east of the town of 's-Heerenberg. The larger part of Azewijn is known as "Groot-Azewijn" (''Greater Azewijn''), with the hamlet "Kl ...

Beek Beek (; ) is a town and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of 2012, Beek has a population of about 16,400, of which about 8,800 live in the town of Beek. The municipality of Beek makes part of the re ...

Braamt Braamt is a village in the municipality of Montferland in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. History It was first mentioned in 1241 as Brameth, and means "place where blackberries grow". De Kemnade is a ''havezate'' near Braamt on the ...

* Kilder * Lengel *

Loerbeek Loerbeek is a village in the eastern Netherlands, near the German border. It belongs to the municipality of Montferland just like the adjescent villages Beek and Nieuw-Dijk Nieuw-Dijk is a village in the municipality of Montferland in the Dutch ...

'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 lo ...

* Stokkum * Vethuizen * Wijnbergen *

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 ...

Formerly part of

municipality: *

* Greffelkamp * Holthuizen *

Loil Loil () is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Montferland. Loil forms a single urban area with Didam and is often referred to as a neighbourhood, but it is an independent village. History It was f ...

Nieuw-Dijk Nieuw-Dijk is a village in the municipality of Montferland in the 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, both named fo ...

* 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 in Zeddam village

Notable people

Willem IV van den Bergh Willem IV, Count van den Bergh (1537-1586) was the Dutch Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen from 1581 until his arrest for treason in 1583. Biography Early years Willem was the son of Count Oswald II van den BerghThe name "Van den Bergh" i ...

(1537 in 's-Heerenberg – 1586) Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen *

Herman van den Bergh Herman, Count van den Bergh (2 August 1558 in Huis Bergh, 's-Heerenberg, Gelderland – 12 August 1611 in Spa) was a Dutch soldier in the Eighty Years' War, knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and stadtholder of Spanish Guelders. Life In ...

(1558 in 's-Heerenberg – 1611) a Dutch soldier in the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt (; 1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish Empire, Spanish government. The Origins of the Eighty Years' War, causes of the w ...

Mechteld ten Ham Mechteld ten Ham (c. 1525 – 25 July 1605) was an alleged Dutch witch in the city of 's-Heerenberg in the Dutch Republic. Background The witch trial which condemned ten Ham took place during a period of hardship for the city, which had ...

(died 25 July 1605) an alleged Dutch witch in the city of 's-Heerenberg *

Everard Ter Laak Everard Ter Laak (; November 5, 1868 – May 5, 1931) was a Dutch Roman Catholic missionary and bishop who worked in China during the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China. Biography Ter Laak was born on November 5, 1868, in Didam, Montf ...

(1868 in Didam - 1931) a Dutch Roman Catholic missionary in China *

Jozef Rulof Josephus Gerhardus Rulof (February 20, 1898 – November 3, 1952) was a Dutch author who was known as a self-proclaimed psychic and trance medium or spirit medium. He wrote about thirty books about life, death, and the hereafter. Rulof claimed t ...

(1898 in 's-Heerenberg – 1952) a Dutch author and

psychic A psychic is a person who claims to use powers rooted in parapsychology, such as extrasensory perception (ESP), to identify information hidden from the normal senses, particularly involving telepathy or clairvoyance; or who performs acts that a ...

and trance medium or spirit medium *

Jos Som J.J.M. (Jos) Som (Didam, 12 October 1951) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Originally a teacher, he became an alderman and deputy Mayor of Didam. From 1994 until 1999 he was mayor of Gulpen, and from 1997 he was also ...

(born 1951 in Didam) a Dutch politician deputy Mayor of Didam *

Ernie Brandts Ernstus Wilhelmus Johannes Brandts (born 3 February 1956) is a Dutch football manager and former player. Playing career Club Born in Didam, he played for local club De Sprinkhanen before joining De Graafschap at 17. After three seasons he moved ...

(born 1956 in Nieuw-Dijk) a Dutch football manager and former player with 452 club caps * Geert-Jan Derksen (born 1975 in Didam) a Dutch rower, silver medallist at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

References

External links

Official website
Liemers Achterhoek Municipalities of Gelderland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2005 {{Gelderland-geo-stub