Montferland

( Listen? / I ) montferland is a municipality of the province of Gelderland and located in the region Liemers. It has a total area of ​​106.65 km ² and counted on 1 January 2013, according to the CBS 34,825 inhabitants. The residents of the community are predominantly Roman Catholic.

Places

It includes the following villages to the municipality ( between brackets the possible number of inhabitants):

  • Didam (headquarters of the local government; 13,150 )
  • ' s-Heer Mountain ( seat of several departments of the local government; 8050 )
  • Azewijn (700)
  • Beek ( 2200 )
  • Braamt (1,000)
  • Kilder (1,500)
  • Lengel (400)
  • Loil (name pronounce as: Lohl; 1500 )
  • Loerbeek (500)
  • Nieuw- Dijk ( 1700 )
  • Stokkum ( 1,200)
  • Vethuizen (< 100)
  • Wijnbergen (200 )
  • Zeddam ( 2550 ).

Location and economic

Montferland is located southwest of Doetinchem and east of Zevenaar, directly on the border with the German state of North Rhine -Westphalia. ' s-Heer Mountain, Stokkum Beek and lie on beautiful wooded area Montferland, on the German border, not far from Elten and Emmerich am Rhein. Didam, Nieuw- Dijk and especially the typical farming village Azewijn are a little further north in the area of ​​De Liemers. The A12 motorway, which in Beek exceeds the German border and the German A 3 Arnhem - merges Oberhausen, has several trips into the community, including two German (including exit 3 towards ' s-Heer mountain). In Oud- Dijk, the A18 splits from Doetinchem from the A12.

Didam has a station on the transport line Arnhem - Doetinchem - Winterswijk.

Main sources of income of the community are tourism, small businesses ( in Didam there is a larger commercial area ) and agriculture. Also, many residents commute daily to work or to Arnhem Doetinchem.

History

The municipality was created as part of a municipal reform on 1 January 2005 by merging the municipalities Didam and Bergh.

The town of 's -Heer Mountain is a small town, the Huis Bergh order, the ancestral home of the Lords of Bergh, originated in the Middle Ages. In 1379 it became a town, and later even a mint money. The house where the coins were minted, still exists. ' s-Heer mountain was walled long time and had only two city gates. The castle, called Huis Bergh, came in 1912 in the hands of the wealthy textile magnate JH van Heek, who brought his private art collection there.

In Didam several Roman coins were found during archaeological excavations. At the time of Christ the Germanic Chamavi had a settlement there.

The villages Azewijn, Zeddam and Braamt also been set up since the Middle Ages.

Pictures

' s-Heer mountain restaurant at Huis Bergh

Zeddam, Church: en Sint Oswaldkerk

Didam, church Onze Lieve Vrouw van Altijddurende Bijstand

Zeddam, mill: de Volharding

Stokkum, mill: Düffels Möller

Attractions

  • Huis Bergh is in 's -Heer mountain now a museum with an important collection of art: many manuscripts, paintings and coins from the late Middle Ages. To the castle a beautiful castle garden
  • The hilly (up to 93 meters above sea level) forest Montferland which continues across the border in Elten, offers many opportunities for cycling and walking
  • Built in 1441, the mill of Zeddam
  • Braamt is a small amusement park for small children ( Land van January Klaassen )
  • Azewijn in a Corpus Christi procession is held every year to kick off the fair, held
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