Lochem
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| Lochem | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| 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. On January 1, 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 ( actually the "millionaires' area" of Deventer; near the A1{Amsterdam - Berlin} motorway )
- Gorssel
- Harfsen
Railway Zutphen to Oldenzaal (line 73): Zutphen - Lochem - Goor (mun. Hof van Twente) - Delden (ditto) - Hengelo - Oldenzaal.
[edit] The city of Lochem
Lochem, 15 km ( 9 miles) south-east of Deventer, 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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