Steenderen is a former

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and a village in the eastern

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. It has been part of the new municipality of

Bronckhorst Bronckhorst () is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005. The municipality is named aft ...

since 2005.

History

It was first mentioned in 1046 as Stenere, and means "stone buildings on a sandy ridge". In 1217, a parish church is established. The

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has elements dating from the 14th century. In 1782, it suffered a fire after a lightning strike, and was rebuilt. The church was restored between 1966 and 1972. In 1840, it was home to 486 people. The

grist mill 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 Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...

Bronkhorstermolen dates from 1844 and was restored in 1960. The potato and chips factory was founded in Steenderen in 1962. In 2019, a refrigerator tower was constructed, giving Steenderen three towers.

Former population centres

* Baak * Bronkhorst * Olburgen * Rha *Steenderen * Toldijk

Gallery

File:Steenderen, de Sint Remigiuskerk in straatzicht foto6 2012-09-07 17.57.jpg, Steenderen, church (de Sint Remigiuskerk) in the street Image:Steenderen, kerk1 foto1 2010-07-20 14.10.JPG, Steenderen, church: de Sint Willibrorduskerk Image:Steenderen, de Bronkhorster Molen RM34543 IMG 5874 2020-06-01 09.33.jpg, between Steenderen and Bronkhorst, Bronkhorstermolen

References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2005 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Bronckhorst {{Gelderland-geo-stub