Montferland
Montferland | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Looking towards the Montferland hills | |
![]() Flag ![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location in Gelderland | |
Coordinates: 51°56′N 6°8′E / 51.933°N 6.133°ECoordinates: 51°56′N 6°8′E / 51.933°N 6.133°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Established | 1 January 2005[1] |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 106.64 km2 (41.17 sq mi) |
• Land | 105.70 km2 (40.81 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Highest elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
Population (January 2019)[6] | |
• Total | 36,026 |
• Density | 341/km2 (880/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6940–6942, 7035–7048 |
Area code | 0314, 0316 |
Website | www |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Gem-Montferland-OpenTopo.jpg/300px-Gem-Montferland-OpenTopo.jpg)
Topographic map of Montferland (June 2015)
Montferland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɔntfərlɑnt] (listen)) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Bergh and Didam.
Population centres[]
Formerly part of Bergh municipality:
- Azewijn
- Beek
- Braamt
- Loerbeek
- 's-Heerenberg
- Zeddam
Formerly part of Didam municipality:
- Didam
- Loil
- Nieuw-Dijk
Gallery[]
St Martin's church in Beek
Didam church
Kilder church
Huis Bergh castle in
's-HeerenbergDüffels Möl in Stokkum
Windmill in Zeddam village
Notable people[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Sculpture_%27De_heks_van_%27s-Heerenberg%27_by_Patrick_Beverloo%2C_%27s-Heerenberg%2C_the_Netherlands.jpg/140px-Sculpture_%27De_heks_van_%27s-Heerenberg%27_by_Patrick_Beverloo%2C_%27s-Heerenberg%2C_the_Netherlands.jpg)
Sculpture of Mechteld ten Ham
- Willem IV van den Bergh (1537 in 's-Heerenberg – 1586) Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen
- Herman van den Bergh (1558 in 's-Heerenberg – 1611) a Dutch soldier in the Eighty Years' War
- Mechteld ten Ham (died 25 July 1605) an alleged Dutch witch in the city of 's-Heerenberg
- Everard Ter Laak (1868 in Didam - 1931) a Dutch Roman Catholic missionary in China
- Jozef Rulof (1898 in 's-Heerenberg – 1952) a Dutch author and psychic and trance medium or spirit medium
- Jos Som (born 1951 in Didam) a Dutch politician deputy Mayor of Didam
- Ernie Brandts (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
References[]
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2005" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2005]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Montferland. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6942GK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Bergherbos in Montferland". Brockhausen. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Montferland at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
Categories:
- Montferland
- Achterhoek
- Municipalities of Gelderland
- Gelderland geography stubs