Erlecom
Erlecom | |
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![]() Farm in Erlecom | |
![]() ![]() Erlecom Location in the province of Gelderland | |
Coordinates: 51°51′07″N 5°57′42″E / 51.85194°N 5.96167°ECoordinates: 51°51′07″N 5°57′42″E / 51.85194°N 5.96167°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Municipality | Berg en Dal |
Area | |
• Total | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 150 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6577[1] |
Dialing code | 024 |
Erlecom is a hamlet[3][4] in the Dutch municipality of Berg en Dal, in the province of Gelderland.
Erlecom was first mentioned between 800 and 850 as Adelrichheim, and means "settlement of Adelrik".[5] Erlecom was a heerlijkheid until the French period (1806).[4] The castle De Kleverburg was first mentioned in 1343, and disappeared in a flood in the late-18th century. There were brickworks in Erlecom during the 19th century. In 1840, it was home to 202 people.[3]
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Farm in Erlecom
Konik horses near the Waal
House in Erlecom
References[]
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6577JA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Erlecom". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b "De geschiedenis van een Heerlijkheid". Erlecom.info (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Erlecom - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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