Lochem
Lochem | |||
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Municipality and city | |||
Street in Lochem | |||
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Location in Gelderland | |||
Coordinates: 52°10′N 6°25′E / 52.167°N 6.417°ECoordinates: 52°10′N 6°25′E / 52.167°N 6.417°E | |||
Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | Gelderland | ||
Government[1] | |||
• Body | Municipal council | ||
• Mayor | Sebastiaan van ’t Erve (GL) | ||
Area[2] | |||
• Total | 215.94 km2 (83.37 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 213.20 km2 (82.32 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi) | ||
Elevation[3] | 14 m (46 ft) | ||
Population (February 2017)[4] | |||
• Total | 33,227 | ||
• Density | 156/km2 (400/sq mi) | ||
Demonym(s) | Lochemer | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postcode | 7210–7218, 7240–7245 | ||
Area code | 0573, 0575 | ||
Website |
lochem |
Lochem ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, the municipality merged with the municipality of Gorssel.
Population centres
Small hamlets are printed in italics.
Formerly in Gorssel:
- Almen
- Eefde (immediately north of Zutphen)
- Epse ( near the A1{Amsterdam - Berlin} motorway)
- Gorssel
- Harfsen
The city of Lochem
Lochem, 18 km (11 mi) east of Zutphen, received city rights in 1233.[5] Until the 17th century, it was often besieged and burnt down. After 1700, it became a small market town for the farmers in its surroundings.
The village of Laren (Gelderland) has a castle called Verwolde. In summer, guided tours of this castle are organized for tourists. On its estate there is a tree, said to be the thickest tree in the Netherlands ( "de dikke boom van Verwolde").
Transport
Lochem railway station - Railway Zutphen to Oldenzaal (line 73): Zutphen - Lochem - Goor (mun. Hof van Twente) - Delden (ditto) - Hengelo - Oldenzaal.
Photos
- Lochem, former town hall
- Lochem, church: de Gudulakerk
- Lochem, monumental street light
- Lochem, church: de Witte Kerk
- Lochem, monumental house on the Markt
- Lochem, monumental house at 't Ei
- Lochem, river (de Berkel) from de Graaf Ottoweg
- Lochem, bicycle bridge-bridge for pedestrians across the Berkel-weir
- Zwiep, windmill: de Zwiepse Molen
- Lochem, bridge across Twentekanaal
References
- ↑ "Burgemeester van 't Erve" [Mayor van 't Erve] (in Dutch). Gemeente Lochem. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 7241AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Stad Lochem", Mijn Gelderland. Retrieved on 14 April 2017.
External links
- Media related to Lochem at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website