Barchem is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

, located in the municipality

Lochem Lochem () is a city and municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Eastern Netherlands. In 2005, it merged with the municipality of Gorssel, retaining the name of Lochem. As of 2019, it had a population of 33,590. Population centres The ...

, about 15 km east of the city of

Zutphen Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river Ijssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in the 1 ...

. It was first mentioned in 1474 as Borchem, and means "settlement on/near a hill". It used to be a little agricultural settlement, and used to be centred around the Barchemse Enk. In 1840, it was home to 346 people. Later, the centre moved to the road from

Ruurlo Ruurlo is a village and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the eastern part of the Netherlands. The town has a station on the Zutphen to Winterswijk railway line, and is served by trains every half-hour in both directions. In th ...

where a toll house was constructed in 1857. In 1860, the church was built at the intersection with the road from

Borculo Borculo is a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland. Borculo was an independent municipality until 2005, when it merged with Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. Other population centers in the municipality of Bor ...

to . During World War II, Barchem was the scene of heavy fighting. There are 25 commonwealth graves on the general cemetery.

Gallery

File:Barchem Jan Snoeck 1993.jpg, Art in Barchem File:Real happy big pigs with enough possibilities to discover the nature. Rather exceptional in Holland - panoramio.jpg, Free roaming pigs in Barchem File:Barchem-27.jpg, Commonwealth graves in Barchem

References

Populated places in Gelderland Lochem {{Gelderland-geo-stub