Hardenberg (Dutch: [ˈɦɑrdə(m)bɛr(ə)x] ; Dutch Low Saxon: Haddenbarreg or 'n Arnbarg) is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. The municipality of Hardenberg has a population of about 60,000, with about 19,000 living in the city. It received city rights in 1362 from Jan van Arkel, Bishop of Utrecht. The famous Pieterpad passes through Hardenberg, a municipality which is located on the German border. A sizable portion of the population speaks Dutch Low Saxon as a native language.
Hardenberg
Haddenbarreg (Dutch Low Saxon) | |
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City and municipality | |
 Former headquarters of the Dedemsvaartsche Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij in Dedemsvaart | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Overijssel | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′N 6°37′E / 52.567°N 6.617°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Meneer Bergman (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 317.15 km2 (122.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 312.28 km2 (120.57 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 61,357 |
| • Density | 196/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hardenberger |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7690–7704, 7707, 7770–7799 |
| Area code | 0523 |
| Website | www |
Transport
editCycling
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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
editThe N34, which runs through Hardenberg, is its major road.
Trains
editRailway stations:
Leisure
editDe 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.
Towns and villages
editIn the town
editIn the municipality
edit- Ane
- Anerveen
- Anevelde
- Balkbrug
- Balkbrug Benedenvaart
- Bergentheim
- Bergentheimerveen
- Beute
- Brucht
- Bruchterveld
- Colenbranderbos
- Collendoorn
- De Belt
- De Haandrik
- De Kolonie
- De Krim
- Dedemsvaart
- Den Velde
- Diffelen
- Gramsbergen
- 't Haantje
- Hardenbergerveld
- Heemserveen
- Holtheme
- Holthone
- Hoogenweg
- Kloosterhaar
- Loozen
- Lutten
- Mariënberg
- Nieuwlande
- Ommerkanaal
- Oud-Bergentheim
- Oud-Lutten
- Radewijk
- Reestgebied
- Rheeze
- Rheezerveen
- Rheezerzand
- Rollepaal
- Schuinesloot
- Sibculo
- Slagharen
- Sponturfwijk
- Steekport
- Venebrugge
- Westerhuizingerveld
Notable people
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- 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 (1939 in Gramsbergen – 2022) 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
edit- Erik Hartsuiker (1940 in Avereest – 2019) a retired Dutch rower, bronze medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Helen Tanger (born 1978 in Hardenberg) is a rower and bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Arne Slot (born 1978 in Bergentheim) a former Dutch professional football midfielder with 450 caps
- Kyra Lamberink (born 1996 in Bergentheim) a Dutch female track cyclist
- Niek Kimmann (born 1996 in Lutten) a Dutch male BMX racing cyclist and gold medallist at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Kas Haverkort (born 2003 in Hardenberg) a Dutch racing driver and Spanish F4 champion
Image gallery
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Hardenberg Town Hall -
Hardenberg Station -
A windmill in Hardenberg -
Lock: Sluis De Haandrik -
Bergentheim, drawingbridge: the Wiekebrugge -
Klepperman -
A lake by the Vecht
References
edit- ^ "Overzicht collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hardenberg. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7772BR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "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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Media related to Hardenberg at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
