Lochem

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lochem

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mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 216.02
area_land_km2 = 213.31
area_water_km2 = 2.71
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 32834
population_density_km2 = 154
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

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Population centres

Small hamlets are printed "in italics".

* "Barchem"
* Laren, Gelderland
* Lochem

Formerly in Gorssel:
* Almen
* Eefde ( immediately north of Zutphen)
* Epse ( actually the "millionaires' area" of Deventer; near the A1{Amsterdam - Berlin} motorway )
* Gorssel
* "Harfsen"

The city of Lochem

Lochem, 15 km ( 9 miles) south-east of Deventer, received city rights in 1233. Until the 17th century, it was often besieged and burnt down. After 1700, it became a small market town for the farmers in its surroundings.

The village of Laren (Gelderland) has a castle called Verwolde. In summer, guided tours of this castle are organized for tourists. On its estate there is a tree, said to be the thickest tree in the Netherlands ( "de dikke boom van Verwolde").

External links

* [http://www.lochem.nl Official Website]