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Montferland
Gemeentehuis Montferland.jpg
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

Montferland is a municipality found in the Dutch province of Gelderland. In 2019, 36,026 people lived there.

History

It was created on 1 January 2005 from the former municipalities of Bergh and Didam.

Settlements

Formerly part of Bergh municipality:

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

Formerly part of Didam municipality:

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


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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Montferland (municipio) para niños

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