't Harde
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't Harde is a town about 3km southeast of Elburg, on the edge of the Veluwe forest in the Netherlands. It has a train station with connections to Zwolle and Amersfoort. The village's population is approximately 6000 people.
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[edit] History
't Harde is a relatively young village. The village is called 't Harde because it was build on a patch of sollid ground in the middle of a swamp. In Dutch, hard has the same meaning as "hard" in english; as in: hard surface. After a military base was established near the village, the village expanded. 't Harde even got a swimming pool in 1953, which was very modern for that time. The pool was also was used to extinguish fires around the village.
[edit] Two municipalities
't Harde was parted in two municipalities; Doornspijk and Oldebroek. When Doornspijk was annexed by Elburg, the whole village of 't Harde also became part of Elburg.
[edit] Fire
On 18 June 1970, there was a big fire in the forest near 't Harde. The fire approached the village and three buildings were burned. Fortunately, the fire's path changed when it reached the village.
[edit] Districts
These are some districts in 't Harde:
- De Koekoek
- 't Spoor
- Centrum
- Oldebroeker Nieuwbouw
- Bungalowpark
[edit] Sports
't Harde has a soccer club called SV 't Harde. There is also a swimming team: De Hokseberg.
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