't Harde

't Harde
Coordinates: 52°24′55″N 5°52′51″E / 52.41528°N 5.88083°E / 52.41528; 5.88083
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Elburg
Population (November 2008)[1]	6,295

't Harde is a town about 6 km southeast of Elburg, on the edge of the Veluwe forest in the Netherlands. It has a train station with connections to Zwolle and Amersfoort. The village's population is approximately 6000 people.

History

't Harde is a relatively young village. The village is called 't Harde because it was built on a patch of solid ground in the middle of a swamp. In Dutch, hard has the same meaning as "hard" in English; as in: hard surface. After a military base was established near the village, the village expanded. 't Harde even got a swimming pool in 1953, which was very modern for that time. The pool was also was used to extinguish fires around the village.

Transportation

Railway Station: 't Harde

Two municipalities

't Harde was parted in two municipalities; Doornspijk and Oldebroek. When Doornspijk was annexed by Elburg, the whole village of 't Harde also became part of Elburg.

Fire

On 18 June 1970, there was a big fire in the forest near 't Harde. The fire approached the village and three buildings were burned. Fortunately, the fire's path changed when it reached the village.

Districts

These are some districts in 't Harde:

• De Koekoek
• 't Spoor
• Centrum
• Oldebroeker Nieuwbouw
• Bungalowpark

Sports

't Harde has a soccer club called SV 't Harde. There is also a swimming team: De Hokseberg.

References

1. ^ "Bevolking per 21 november 2008. Bron: CBS"

Coordinates: 52°24′55″N 5°52′51″E / 52.41528°N 5.88083°E / 52.41528; 5.88083