Stroe is a village in the Dutch 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 Barneveld, between the towns of Barneveld and

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 ...

.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Stroe is located on the railway line between these two towns, but the railway station closed in 1944.

History

It was first mentioned in 1296 as "Wlfumdus de Struode", and means "swamp with overgrowth". In 1840, it was home to 122 people. In 1966, a village house was opened in Stroe. In 1951, the army base Wittenberg was constructed near Stroe. In 1978, it was renamed Major-General Koot Barracks after .

Gallery

File:RM8625 Hooimansgoed.JPG, Farm in Stroe File:Station Stroe.jpg, Former railway station File:Dienstplichtige militairen van legerplaats De Wittenberg te Garderen slapen buit, Bestanddeelnr 926-6065.jpg, Long haired soldiers sleeping outside in protest (1973) File:Veranderend gebruik (35947175414).jpg, Forest near Stroe

References

Populated places in Gelderland Barneveld (municipality) {{Gelderland-geo-stub