Hardenberg
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
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| Province | Overijssel | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 317.24 km2 (122.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 312.87 km2 (120.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 4.37 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| - Total | 58,071 | ||
| - Density | 186/km2 (481.7/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Hardenberg (
pronouncing audio (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. It is home to Podium, the country's biggest concert hall.
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[edit] Population centres
Ane, Anerveen, Anevelde, Balkbrug, Bergentheim, Brucht, Bruchterveld, Collendoorn, De Krim, Dedemsvaart, Den Velde, Diffelen, Gramsbergen, Heemse, Heemserveen, Holtheme, Holthone, Hoogenweg, Kloosterhaar, Loozen, Lutten, Mariënberg, Marslanden (new-born land), Radewijk, Rheeze, Rheezerveen, Schuinesloot, Sibculo, Slagharen, Venebrugge.
[edit] Transportation
Railway stations: Gramsbergen, Hardenberg, Mariënberg
[edit] Population
All of Hardenberg has a total of about 58,071 people.
[edit] The city Hardenberg
The City of Hardenberg has a population of about 17,200. It received city rights in 1362. The famous Pieterpad also passes through Hardenberg.
[edit] Sport
De Boshoek is a big ground of sport, including football, tennis and more.
[edit] Football
HHC Hardenberg and Hardenberg 85 are two football teams in Hardenberg.
[edit] Bruchterveld
Bruchterveld is a village with a population of 1,188 people. Bruchterveld has a village house and a football club. It has three churches: Dutch Reformed, Dutch Reformed (Liberated) and Reformed.
[edit] Dedemsvaart
Dedemsvaart ("Dedem's Canal") is a village with a population of about 12,000. It is located along an old canal, the Dedemsvaart proper, which lost its commercial importance after WWII. The area around Dedemsvaart, until 2001 part of the municipality of Avereest was important for industrialisation. Baron Willem Jan of Dedem, after whom canal and town were named, made a plan to dig a canal; construction began on July 9, 1809. Around two years later, in 1811, the canal had already reached Balkbrug. In 1845 the project got into financial trouble and the Baron had to forfeit the canal of Dedemsvaart, until then a private possession, to the province of Overijssel, who took further care of the canal. Over the years the canal changed and eventually became unfit for commercial use. Dedemsvaart proper lies near the N377 between Balkbrug and Lutten. The municipality of Avereest was disbanded in 2001 and became part of the municipality of Hardenberg.
[edit] Gramsbergen
Gramsbergen lies on the N34 (Zwolle - Emmen), the Zwolle - Emmen railway and the Almelo - de Haandrik canal. Gramsbergen is a small town on the river de Vecht and became part of the municipality Hardenberg on January 1, 2001. Formerly Gramsbergen community comprised the centres Gramsbergen and De Krim and the hamlets Ane, Anevelde, Anerveen, Den Velde, Holthone, Holtheme and Loozen.
[edit] Early 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 8000BC.
Generally it is assumed that the village of Gramsbergen already existed in the 13th century. In the books from the period before, the name Gramsbergen is already mentioned. It received city rights in 1442.
[edit] Statistics
- number of residents : 3064
- number of men : 1546
- number of women : 1518
[edit] Mariënberg
Mariënberg is a small town, located about 7 km south of Hardenberg. It has a railway station with connections to Zwolle, Emmen and Almelo.
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