Lochem () is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

and municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Eastern Netherlands. In 2005, it merged with the municipality of

Gorssel Gorssel is a village in the municipality of Lochem, province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of the city centre of Deventer, Overijssel. In 2015, it had a population of 4,043. The microbiologist and botanist ...

, retaining the name of Lochem. As of 2019, it had a population of 33,590.

Population centres

The city of Lochem is the municipality's main population centre. The hamlet of Barchem and Laren were already comprised in the municipality of Lochem before 2005. Formerly in the municipality of Gorssel, Almen, Eefde (immediately north of Zutphen), Epse and

itself became part of the municipality of Lochem, as well as the hamlet of Harfsen.

City of Lochem

Lochem, east of Zutphen, received

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

in 1233."Stad Lochem"
''Mijn Gelderland''. Retrieved on 14 April 2017. 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 has a castle called Huis Verwolde. In summer, guided tours of this castle are organised 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 is served by Lochem railway station, on the Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway.

Notable people

* Johan van Dorth (1574 in Salvador – 1624), schout of Lochem and nobleman and general of the Dutch Republic *

Robert Jasper van der Capellen Robert Jasper, Baron van der Capellen tot den Marsch (30 April 1743 – 7 June 1814) was a scion from the noble regenten family Van der Capellen from Guelders, who became a Patriot, and leader of the movement's democratic wing. He succeeded his co ...

(1743 in Eefde – 1814) a scion from the noble regenten family Van der Capellen from Guelders * Carel de Villeneuve (1897 in Lochem – 1974) a lawyer and director of business associations in colonial Indonesia during the 1920s–1940s *

Hans Jorritsma Hans Jorritsma (born 19 March 1949) is a retired field hockey player from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1976 Olympics and 1978 World Cup, where his teams finished in fourth and second place, respectively. For political reasons Jorritsma re ...

(born 1949 in Lochem) a retired field hockey player, competed at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

* Irma Boom (born 1960 in Lochem) a Dutch graphic designer—who specializes in book making

Gallery

Image:Lochem, voormalige stadhuis foto2 2010-12-26 12.59.JPG, Former town hall Image:Lochem, Gudulakerk vanaf de Markt foto17 2010-12-26 12.54.JPG, De Gudulakerk File:Lochem, gietijzeren lantaarnpaal met vijf gaslantaarns van het type ritter-lantaarn RM519511 IMG 9537 2016-04-30 18.42.jpg, Monumental street light Image:Lochem, de Witte Kerk foto7 2011-07-11 16.43.jpg, De Witte Kerk Image:Lochem, monumentaal pand op de Markt 1 foto4 2011-07-11 10.39.JPG, Monumental house on the Markt Image:Lochem, monumentaal pand aan 't Ei 1foto9 2011-07-11 16.26.JPG, House at 't Ei File:Lochem, de Berkel vanaf de Graaf Ottoweg foto6 2015-07-21 18.53.jpg, River Berkel from De Graaf Ottoweg File:Lochem, fiets- en voetgangersbrug over de Berkelstuw IMG 9545 2016-04-30 18.51.jpg, Bicycle bridge across the Berkel File:Zwiep, de Zwiepse Molen RM25937 foto6 2015-08-21 18.23.jpg, Zwiep, windmill: de Zwiepse Molen File:Lochem, kunstwerk het Labyrinth van Shlomo Koren IMG 5632 2020-05-31 07.53.jpg, Lochem, artwork and bridge across Twentekanaal Huis Verwolde 02.jpg, Huis Verwolde File:Lochemse Berg, bomen in de mist aan de Hoge Enk IMG 3165 2020-01-01 09.37.jpg, Lochemse Berg, trees in the fog on the Hoge Enk

References

External links

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Official website
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