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Montferland
Municipality
Looking towards the Montferland hills
Looking towards the Montferland hills
Flag of Montferland
Flag
 Coat of arms of Montferland
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Montferland in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1 January 2005
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 106.63 km2 (41.17 sq mi)
 • Land 105.68 km2 (40.80 sq mi)
 • Water 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 35,059
 • Density 332/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6940–6942, 7035–7048
Area code 0314, 0316
Gem-Montferland-OpenTopo
Topographic map of Montferland (June 2015)

Montferland is a municipality in the Netherlands. It is located in the Gelderland province. A municipality is like a local government area. It was created on January 1, 2005. This happened when two older municipalities, Bergh and Didam, joined together.

Towns and Villages in Montferland

Montferland is made up of several towns and villages. These places were once part of the older municipalities.

Places from Bergh Municipality

  • Azewijn
  • Beek
  • Braamt
  • Kilder
  • Lengel
  • Loerbeek
  • 's-Heerenberg
  • Stokkum
  • Vethuizen
  • Wijnbergen
  • Zeddam

Places from Didam Municipality

  • Didam
  • Greffelkamp
  • Holthuizen
  • Loil
  • Nieuw-Dijk
  • Oud-Dijk

Montferland in Pictures

  • Beek, de Sint Martinuskerk RM514893 foto4 2015-08-20 13.20

    St Martin's church in Beek

  • Didam, kerk O.L.V. van Altijddurende Bijstand RM12870 IMG 3382 2020-03-22 11.10

    Didam church

  • Kilder, de Sint-Johannes de Doperkerk IMG 4868 2020-04-19 16.27

    Kilder church

  • 's-Heerenberg, huize Bergh RM9268 foto2 2011-04-11 17.21

    Huis Bergh castle in
    's-Heerenberg

  • Stokkum, Düffels Möl RM9286 foto5 2015-05-14 16.45

    Düffels Möl in Stokkum

  • 2007-07-19 13.19 Zeddam, molen2

    Windmill in Zeddam village

Famous People from Montferland

Sculpture 'De heks van 's-Heerenberg' by Patrick Beverloo, 's-Heerenberg, the Netherlands
Sculpture of Mechteld ten Ham

Many interesting people have come from Montferland. Here are a few:

  • Willem IV van den Bergh (1537–1586) was a soldier and leader. He was born in 's-Heerenberg.
  • Herman van den Bergh (1558–1611) was a Dutch soldier. He fought in the Eighty Years' War. He was also born in 's-Heerenberg.
  • Mechteld ten Ham (died 1605) was a woman from 's-Heerenberg. She was accused of witchcraft in her time.
  • Everard Ter Laak (1868–1931) was a Roman Catholic missionary. He worked in China and was born in Didam.
  • Jozef Rulof (1898–1952) was a Dutch author. He was known as a psychic and trance medium. He was born in 's-Heerenberg.
  • Jos Som (born 1951) is a Dutch politician. He was born in Didam.
  • Ernie Brandts (born 1956) is a Dutch football manager. He was also a famous player. He was born in Nieuw-Dijk.
  • Geert-Jan Derksen (born 1975) is a Dutch rower. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Didam.

See also

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