Hardenberg

Hardenberg
Hardenberg
	Municipality
	Hardenberg city centre
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Overijssel
	Coordinates: 52°34′N 6°37′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Peter Snijders (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	317.14 km2 (122.45 sq mi)
• Land	312.47 km2 (120.65 sq mi)
• Water	4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	9 m (30 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	60,574
• Density	194/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Hardenberger
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7690–7704, 7707, 7770–7799
Area code	0523
Website	www.hardenberg.nl

Hardenberg (pronunciation ) (Dutch Low Saxon: Haddenbarreg or 'n Arnbarg) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. 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.

Dutch Topographic map of Hardenberg (town), June 2014

Transport

Cycling

There are many cycling routes throughout Hardenberg. 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

The N34 runs through Hardenberg, and is the major road.

Trains

Railway stations:

Leisure

De 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 (across the hospital).

Towns and villages

In the town

Baalder
Baalderveld
Centrum
Hazenbos
Heemse
Heemserbos
Heemsermars
Marslanden
Norden

In the municipality

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

Albert Hardenberg

Kyra Lamberink, 2016

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 (born 1939 in Gramsbergen) 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

Erik Hartsuiker (born 1940 in Avereest) a retired Dutch rower, bronze medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Helen Tanger (born 1978 in Hardenberg) is a rower and bronze medallist in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Arne Slot (born 1978 in Bergentheim) a former Dutch professional footballer midfielder with 450 caps
Kyra Lamberink (born 1996 in Bergentheim) a Dutch female track cyclist

Image gallery

Gemeentehuis Hardenberg
Hardenberg Station
Klepperman
A lake by the Vecht
A windmill in Hardenberg

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References

"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" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

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[mayor_now-1] "Overzicht collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hardenberg. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 7772BR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.