Oldebroek
( Listen? / I ) Oldebroek is a municipality of the province of Gelderland north of the Veluwe. It has a total area of 98.85 km ² and counted on 1 January 2013, according to the CBS 22,772 inhabitants.
Places
- Oldebroek ( council offices )
- Oosterwolde
- 'T Loo
- Hattemerbroek
- Wezep (with over 12,000 inhabitants the largest town in the municipality)
Location and economic
The Church is at the northern tip of the province of Gelderland, and is adjacent to Kampen in Overijssel, as in Flevoland. Through the community run the A50 ( Arnhem - Emmeloord ) and A28 ( Amersfoort - Zwolle ), which intersect at Hattemerbroek. Wezep has where the local trains Amersfoort a railway station, - Zwolle keep every half hour. The north and west of the village is a polder and meadows, which is barely above sea level. According to the southeast, the soil is always sandy and more forested or covered with heather: this is the north-west of the Veluwe (elevation up to 45 m above sea level).
Main source of income is agriculture, especially livestock. In addition, the military is a major employer: Wezep is site of an artillery regiment, with shooting camp situated on the south of Wezep Oldebroeker Heath. Also, there are still some tourism ( in 't Loo and Wezep ), and especially in Hattemerbroek, on the highway, lots of small businesses.
History
Oldebroek, mentioned in the Middle Ages as Hollanderbroek, emerged as after a storm flood in 1170 the Earl of money people from Holland invited to take the country back under cultivation and to settle here. Wezep was for the most part only in the 20th century as a residence and settlement commuter village ( Zwolle is only 7 km away). In religious terms, many residents of the community are ( except Wezep ) very orthodox Calvinist. The old costumes that can be seen in the museum farm to Oldebroek yet, although they are rarely still supported. The small Christian parties SGP and ChristianUnion have in the community still have much impact.