Bergentheim (

Dutch Low Saxon Dutch Low Saxon ( or ''Nederlaands Nedersaksies''; nl, Nederlands Nedersaksisch) are the Low Saxon dialects of the Low German language that are spoken in the northeastern Netherlands and are written there with local, unstandardised orthographie ...

: ''Baanthum'') is a village in the municipality of

Hardenberg Hardenberg (; nds-nl, 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 recei ...

, the Netherlands. Located between the canal Almelo- De Haandrik and the railway

Zwolle Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...

- Emmen, the town used to have a railway station, but it was closed in 1975. The building was still there until August 1993.

Overview

It was first mentioned in 1381-1383 as Bergenthem. The etymology is unclear, because it has always contained a "t". Around 1835, a

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficient ...

excavation concession was obtained by I.A. van Royen. A little settlement with a school, church, shop and pub appeared at the intersection of two canals. In 1840, it was home to 243 people. In 1905, a railway station opened in Bergentheim, and closed in 1975. There are some sport clubs in Bergentheim, for example the soccer club VV Bergentheim. Every year at the end of the summer vacation is "feestweek". A lot happens in this week, from the Banthumloop to huttenbouw. Banthumloop is a competition for the best runners and huttenbouw is a three-day event of building huts. Its mostly for the children. But some adults are volunteers for this event.

Industry

Bergentheim used to have a large bread baking factory that was established just after World War II by the Schipper family, known as the NOH (Noord Oost Hoek) bakkerijen, and later Bakkersland. It was closed in the year 2005. Nowadays large employers are the Lensen Toppoint industry for writing instruments and promotional items, and the local Wavin factory.

Notable people

Kyra Lamberink Kyra Lamberink (born 15 April 1996) is a Dutch track cyclist, representing Netherlands at international competitions. As a junior, she won the bronze medal at the 2013 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior). She competed at the 2016 UEC ...

(born 1996), track cyclist *

Arne Slot Arend Martijn Slot (; born 17 September 1978) is a Dutch professional Association football, football coach and former player who is the head coach of Feyenoord. Playing career Slot played as midfielder for PEC Zwolle, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotter ...

(born 1978), professional football coach

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Overijssel Hardenberg