Hardenberg

Coordinates: 52°34′N 6°37′E / 52.567°N 6.617°E / 52.567; 6.617
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Hardenberg
Municipality
Hardenberg city centre
Hardenberg city centre
Flag of Hardenberg
Flag
Coat of arms of Hardenberg
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Hardenberg in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°34′N 6°37′E / 52.567°N 6.617°E / 52.567; 6.617
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorPeter Snijders (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total317.15 km2 (122.45 sq mi)
 • Land312.28 km2 (120.57 sq mi)
 • Water4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total61,357
 • Density196/km2 (510/sq mi)
DemonymHardenberger
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7690–7704, 7707, 7770–7799
Area code0523
Websitewww.hardenberg.nl

Dutch Topographic map of Hardenberg (town), June 2014 Hardenberg (pronunciationⓘ) (Dutch Low Saxon: Haddenbarreg or 'n Arnbarg) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city of Hardenberg has a population of about 60,000. It received city rights in 1362 from Jan van Arkel, Bishop of Utrecht. The famous Pieterpad passes through Hardenberg.

Transport

Cycling

There are many cycling routes throughout Hardenberg. The Great Hardenburg Bicycle Race takes place each August, with the top 3 victors being named the "Wheeler-Kings" of the town and given lifetime passes to the local museum.

Road

The N34 runs through Hardenberg, and is the major road.

Trains

Railway stations:

Leisure

De Boshoek is a sport park off the N34 in the outskirts of Hardenberg, near Ommen.

HHC Hardenberg is the local football club of Hardenberg.

De slag is the indoor-swimming pool of Hardenberg located in the outskirts of Hardenberg (across the hospital).

Towns and villages

In the town

In the municipality

Notable people

Albert Hardenberg
Kyra Lamberink, 2016
  • Albert Hardenberg (c.1510 in Rheeze – 1574) a Reformed theologian and Protestant reformer
  • Henk Dorgelo (1894 in Dedemsvaart – 1961) a Dutch physicist and academic
  • Anna Charlotte Ruys (1898 in Dedemsvaart – 1977) a Dutch professor of bacteriology and epidemiology
  • Mien Ruys (1904 in Dedemsvaart – 1999) a Dutch landscape and garden architect
  • August Aimé Balkema (1906 in Avereest – 1996) a Dutch book trader and publisher active in Amsterdam and South Africa
  • Henk Bodewitz (born 1939 in Gramsbergen) is a Dutch Sanskrit scholar
  • Martin Koster (born 1950 in Dedemsvaart) a Dutch writer in the Drèents variety of Dutch Low Saxon
  • Joke Bouwstra (born 1956 in Hardenberg) a Dutch researcher and professor of drug administration at Leiden University
  • Roel Kuiper (born 1962 in Mariënberg) a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor
  • Roos-Anne (Sanne) Hans (born 1984 in Dedemsvaart) known as lead singer of the band Miss Montreal is a Dutch singer-songwriter and guitar player
Sport

Image gallery

  • Hardenberg Station
    Hardenberg Station
  • A lake by the Vecht
    A lake by the Vecht
  • A windmill in Hardenberg
    A windmill in Hardenberg

References

  1. ^ "Overzicht collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hardenberg. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 7772BR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

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