Montferland

Coordinates: 51°56′N 6°8′E / 51.933°N 6.133°E / 51.933; 6.133CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandEstablished1 January 2005^[1]Government • BodyMunicipal council • MayorHarry de Vries (acting) (CDA)Area • Total106.64 km² (41.17 sq mi) • Land105.70 km² (40.81 sq mi) • Water0.94 km² (0.36 sq mi)Elevation13 m (43 ft)Highest elevation93 m (305 ft)Population • Total36,031 • Density341/km² (880/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)PostcodeArea code0314, 0316Websitewww.montferland.info

Montferland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɔntfərlɑnt] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Bergh and Didam.

Population centres

Formerly part of Bergh municipality:

• Azewijn
• Beek
• Braamt
• Kilder
• Lengel
• Loerbeek
• 's-Heerenberg
• Stokkum
• Vethuizen
• Wijnbergen
• Zeddam

Formerly part of Didam municipality:

• Didam
• Greffelkamp
• Holthuizen
• Loil
• Nieuw-Dijk
• Oud-Dijk

Gallery

• 
  St Martin's church in Beek
• 
  Didam church
• 
  Kilder church
• 
  Huis Bergh castle in
  's-Heerenberg
• 
  Düffels Möl in Stokkum
• 
  Windmill in Zeddam village

Notable people

• Willem IV van den Bergh (1537 in 's-Heerenberg – 1586) Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen
• Herman van den Bergh (1558 in 's-Heerenberg – 1611) a Dutch soldier in the Eighty Years' War
• Mechteld ten Ham (died 25 July 1605) an alleged Dutch witch in the city of 's-Heerenberg
• Everard Ter Laak (1868 in Didam - 1931) a Dutch Roman Catholic missionary in China
• Jozef Rulof (1898 in 's-Heerenberg – 1952) a Dutch author and psychic and trance medium or spirit medium
• Jos Som (born 1951 in Didam) a Dutch politician deputy Mayor of Didam
• Ernie Brandts (born 1956 in Nieuw-Dijk) a Dutch football manager and former player with 452 club caps
• Geert-Jan Derksen (born 1975 in Didam) a Dutch rower, silver medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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