Gramsbergen

Gramsbergen

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Coordinates: 52°36′37″N 6°40′22″E / 52.61028°N 6.67278°E
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Municipality Hardenberg
Population (2005) 3,103
Gramsbergen, church in the street

Gramsbergen (Dutch Low Saxon: Grambarge) is a small Dutch town on the Vechte, located in the municipality of Hardenberg and the province of Overijssel. The town is located on corridors of different transportation modes: The N34 (Zwolle - Emmen), the Zwolle - Emmen railway and the Almelo - de Haandrik canal.

History

Gramsbergen and its hamlets have been inhabited since pre-historic times. In the 'Cultuur Historisch Informatie Centrum Vechtdal' (The Historical and Cultural Center of Vechtdal), in the centre of Gramsbergen, several archaeological artifacts are exhibited. These artifacts come from settlements from around 8000 BC.

Generally it is assumed that the village of Gramsbergen already existed in the thirteenth century. In the books from the period before, the name Gramsbergen is already mentioned. It received city rights in 1442.

As an independent municipality, Gramsbergen comprised the centres of Gramsbergen and De Krim and the hamlets Ane, Anevelde, Anerveen, Den Velde, Holthone, Holtheme and Loozen. Since 1 January 2001, Gramsbergen is part of Hardenberg.

Transportation

Railway Station: Gramsbergen

Statistics

Number of residents 
3,064
Number of men 
1,546
Number of women 
1,518

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Coordinates: 52°37′N 6°41′E / 52.617°N 6.683°E