| 't Harde | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Elburg |
| Population (November 2008)[1] | 6,295 |
't Harde is a town about 6 km 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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't Harde is a relatively young village. The village is called 't Harde because it was built on a patch of solid 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.
Railway Station: 't Harde
'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.
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.
These are some districts in 't Harde:
't Harde has a soccer club called SV 't Harde. There is also a swimming team: De Hokseberg.