Lochem
| Lochem | |||
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| Coordinates: 52°10′N 6°25′E / 52.167°N 6.417°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Gelderland | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 216.02 km2 (83.4 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 213.31 km2 (82.4 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.71 km2 (1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| • Total | 32,834 | ||
| • Density | 154/km2 (398.9/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Lochem is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. it is also the hebrew word for soldier or warrior. On 1 January 2005, the municipality merged with the municipality of Gorssel.
[edit] Population centres
Small hamlets are printed in italics.
- Barchem
- Laren, Gelderland
- Lochem
Formerly in Gorssel:
- Almen
- Eefde (immediately north of Zutphen)
- Epse ( near the A1{Amsterdam - Berlin} motorway)
- Gorssel
- Harfsen
Lochem railway station - Railway Zutphen to Oldenzaal (line 73): Zutphen - Lochem - Goor (mun. Hof van Twente) - Delden (ditto) - Hengelo - Oldenzaal.
[edit] The city of Lochem
Lochem, 18 km (11 mi) east of Zutphen, received city rights in 1233. 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").
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Lochem, former town hall
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Lochem, church: de Gudulakerk
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Lochem, church: de Witte Kerk
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Lochem, street-corner: Nieuwstad-Graaf Ottoweg
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Lochem, monumental house on the Markt
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Lochem, monumental house at 't Ei
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Zwiep, windmill: de Zwiepse molen
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Lochem, bridge across Twentekanaal
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 52°10′N 6°25′E / 52.167°N 6.417°E
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