Slagharen 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 ...

in the province of

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...

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. The village started as a

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excavation village. It is known for the

Attractiepark Slagharen Attractie- & Vakantiepark Slagharen is an Amusement park and holiday resort in Slagharen, located in the Dutch province Overijssel. The park opened in 1963 and was originally named ''Ponypark Slagharen''. The logo contains the English name ''Sla ...

, an amusement park.

History

In 1832, the Lutterhoofdwijk canal was dug as a side canal of the to excavate the

in the area and the village was established along the canal, however, in 1830, a community of 81 people was recorded at the site. All except for a Frisian family were from neighbouring Germany, and were living in

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s on the

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. In 1844, the name Slagharen first appeared, and means "parcel

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on sandy ground". The predominantly German settlers resulted in the founding of a Catholic church in 1843. The church was replaced in 1967. In 1859, the

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was built near the village. In 1975, it was bought by the amusement park and restored. In 1952, , a mail order company, opened in Slagharen. It quickly developed into one of largest mail order companies of the Netherlands. In 1975, it moved to

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 o ...

, and is nowadays a large

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. In 1963, the

Ponypark Slagharen Attractie- & Vakantiepark Slagharen is an Amusement park and holiday resort in Slagharen, located in the Dutch province Overijssel. The park opened in 1963 and was originally named ''Ponypark Slagharen''. The logo contains the English name ''Sla ...

opened where you could stay in a holiday house with your own

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. In 1972, it turned into an

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Notable people

Chantal Beltman Chantal Beltman (born 25 August 1976 in Slagharen, Overijssel) is a former Dutch professional cyclist. She was part of the 2008 team. In 2007 this was called the T-Mobile Women cycling team. In 2006, Beltman raced for Vrienden van het Platteland ...

(born 1976), former professional cyclist *

Gerard Nijkamp Gerard Nijkamp (born 1970) is a Dutch soccer player and manager. He worked in various coaching and managerial roles for Dutch club PEC Zwolle from 1998 until 2019, when he started in his role as general manager of FC Cincinnati. He continued in ...

(born 1970) is a football player and manager

Gallery

File:Pony's, Slagharen (3).jpg, The ponies at the former ponypark File:Social sofa Slagharen 06.jpg, Social sofa in Slagharen File:De Pionier 2.JPG, Windmill ''De Pionier''

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Overijssel Hardenberg