Nijbroek is a village in the
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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 ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Voorst
Voorst () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
Population centres
* Appen (near a wood where nice walks can be taken)
* Bussloo (with a recreation centre with a small lake and beach)
* De Kar (near a motorway junction (A1, ...
, about 12 km northeast of
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. It is located about 60 km east of Utrecht, 60 km west of Enschede, 25 km north of Arnhem and 35 km south of Zwolle. The ...
.
Nijbroek was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Voorst.
History
It was first mentioned in 1328 as Niebroeck, and means "new swampy land".
In 1328,
Reginald II, Duke of Guelders
Reginald II of Guelders ( nl, Reinoud), called "the Black" (c. 1295 – 12 October 1343), was Count of Guelders, and from 1339 onwards Duke of Guelders, and Zutphen, in the Low Countries, from 1326 to 1343. He was the son of Reginald I of Guelders ...
ordered the cultivation and poldering of the area. In 1339, the village became a parish. A church was in the 14th century, and the tower was enlarged in the 16th century.
Fransenburg was built in the 14th century as a monastery. It is named after Frans van Apeldoorn who became the proprietor in 1658 and turned it into a castle. The castle was demolished before 1810.
In 1840, Nijbroek was home to 713 people.
Gallery
File:Nijbroek, de Hervormde kerk RM38058 positie1 foto4 2013-08-01 14.01.jpg, Reformed church in Nijbroek
File:Nijbroek-fransenburg 02.jpg, Fransenburg
File:Vaasensseweg 30 Nijbroek.JPG, Farm in Nijbroek
File:Spilhofstede 1899 Middendijk 18 Nijbroek 2015.JPG, Villa in Nijbroek
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Former municipalities of Gelderland
Voorst
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