Lochem

Lochem
Municipality and city
Street in Lochem
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 52°10′N 6°25′E / 52.167°N 6.417°ECoordinates: 52°10′N 6°25′E / 52.167°N 6.417°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Sebastiaan van ’t Erve (GL)
Area[2]
• Total	215.94 km^2 (83.37 sq mi)
• Land	213.20 km^2 (82.32 sq mi)
• Water	2.74 km^2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	14 m (46 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	33,227
• Density	156/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lochemer
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	7210–7218, 7240–7245
Area code	0573, 0575
Website	lochem.nl

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Lochem, June 2015

Lochem ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, the municipality merged with the municipality of Gorssel.

Population centres

Small hamlets are printed in italics.

• Barchem
• Laren
• Lochem (city)

Formerly in Gorssel:

• Almen
• Eefde (immediately north of Zutphen)
• Epse ( near the A1{Amsterdam - Berlin} motorway)
• Gorssel
• Harfsen

The city of Lochem

Lochem, 18 km (11 mi) east of Zutphen, 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").

Transport

Lochem railway station - Railway Zutphen to Oldenzaal (line 73): Zutphen - Lochem - Goor (mun. Hof van Twente) - Delden (ditto) - Hengelo - Oldenzaal.

Photos

• 
  Lochem, former town hall
• 
  Lochem, church: de Gudulakerk
• 
  Lochem, church: de Witte Kerk
• 
  Lochem, monumental house on the Markt
• 
  Lochem, monumental house at 't Ei
• 
  Lochem, river (de Berkel) from de Graaf Ottoweg
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  Zwiep, windmill: de Zwiepse Molen
• 
  Lochem, bridge across Twentekanaal

References

1. "Burgemeester van 't Erve" [Mayor van 't Erve] (in Dutch). Gemeente Lochem. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 7241AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Lochem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website