De Steeg is a Dutch village within the
municipality
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of
Rheden
Rheden () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
Population centres
Population of the seven villages on 1 January 2013
Topography
''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rheden, June 2015''
Transportation
* Railway ...
. Due to its central location within the municipality, it houses the town hall.
Middachten Castle is located near the village. Several De Steeg buildings once belonged to the Middachten estate. These buildings, including the
Post office in De Steeg, can be recognized by the red and white color scheme.
History
It was first mentioned in 1648 as Opde Steegh, and means path.
The village developed around
Middachten Castle. The castle was first mentioned in 1315. The current building dates from between 1354 and 1357. It was restored in 1643, and enlarged between 1694 and 1697. Rhederoord is a
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...
from the 17th century which was enlarged in 1745.
In 1840, De Steeg was home to 545 people.
In 1885, it became an independent parish.
Gallery
File:De Steeg, TC van het voormalige gemeentehuis Hoofdstraat 4 GM0275-32 foto6 2013-06-06 17.25.jpg, Former town hall
File:De Steeg, monumentaal pand op de Hoofdstraat 19 foto1 2011-07-01 12.53.JPG, Monumental hotel building at the Hoofdstraat
File:Postkantoor De Steeg.jpg, Post office in De Steeg
File:De Steeg, Huize Rhederpark GM0275-52 IMG 3497 2020-03-22 16.33.jpg, Huize Rhederpark
File:De Steeg, monumentaal pand aan de Oversteeg 14 GM0275-76 foto1 2013-06-07 12.56.jpg, Monumental building at the Oversteeg 14
File:Exterieur OVERZICHT VANUIT DE LUCHT - Rheden (De Steeg) - 20265114 - RCE.jpg, Middachten Castle
File:Beeld van Simon Carmiggelt en echtgenote Tiny - Wim Kuijl (De Steeg).jpg, Statue Simon Carmiggelt and his wife Tiny
References
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Populated places in Gelderland
Rheden