s-Heerenbroek is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Overijssel
Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name comes from the perspective of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Kampen, about 5 km west of
Zwolle
Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...
. It has a school, the Prinses Julianaschool, which was founded in 1909. There was formerly a milk factory which was well known in the municipality of Kampen.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]
It was first mentioned in 1364 as "myns Heren brueck", and means "the swamp of the Lord". The Lord is a reference to the
Prince-Bishop of Utrecht
The Bishopric of Utrecht (; ) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, in the present-day Netherlands. From 1024 to 1528, as one of the prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, it was ruled by the b ...
. In 1840, it was home to 161 people.
Since 2010, it is home to museum De Kroon, the smallest museum in Overijssel which is located in the shed of former inn De Kroon.
Notable people
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Jan Pelleboer (1924–1992), meteorologist and weather presenter
References
External links
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Official site(in Dutch)
Populated places in Overijssel
Kampen, Overijssel
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