Dichteren

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Dichteren
Buurtschap Dichteren
District of Doetinchem
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Province Gelderland
COROP Achterhoek
City Doetinchem
Population
  Total 7,000
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Dichteren is a newly built district in the south of the Dutch city of Doetinchem, located in the province of Gelderland. The district counts around 7000 citizens.

Doetinchem Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands

Doetinchem is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek. The municipality had a population of 57,292 in 2017 and consists of an area of 79.66 km2 (30.76 sq mi) of which 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) is water. This makes Doetinchem the largest town in the Achterhoek.

Gelderland Province of the Netherlands

Gelderland is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. With a land area of nearly 5,000 km2, it is the largest province of the Netherlands and shares borders with six other provinces and Germany.

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Different piece of Doetinchem

Locally there is occasionally talk of the hamlet of Dichteren, which results from the district being built in the 'old' hamlet of the same name. The construction of this district, however, attached the hamlet to the main city of Doetinchem. Inside of the hamlet you will find locations such as the Aurora windmill and 'café/zalencentrum 't Praothuus'. Within the district you can find a health centre, supermarket, three elementary schools and a retirement home, Waterrijk. All of these are found on the Willy Brandt plein. On the edge of the city you will find Sportpark Dichteren, which consists of the fields of VV VIOD (Voetbalvereniging VIOD).

Aurora, Dichteren windmill in Doetinchem, NL

Aurora is a tower mill in Dichteren, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1870 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

Willy Brandt German social-democratic politician; Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Willy Brandt was a German statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 1987 and served as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1969 to 1974. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for his efforts to strengthen cooperation in western Europe through the EEC and to achieve reconciliation between West Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe. He was the first Social Democrat chancellor since 1930.

History

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Aurora windmill, Dichteren

At the first census after the introduction of the burgerlijke stand Dichteren is referred to as a hamlet, located within the municipality of Ambt Doetinchem with 400 citizens. In 1840 Dichteren was found to house 384 citizens, in 1972 404 citizens and by 1890 the population had shrunk to 328. In 1919 the municipalities of Ambt Doetinchem, consisting of the rural areas around Doetinchem, and Stad Doetinchem, which consisted of the city of Doetinchem, were fused into the current municipality of Doetinchem.

Ambt Doetinchem Former Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands

Ambt Doetinchem is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It consisted of the countryside surrounding the city of Doetinchem, which belonged to the separate municipality of Stad Doetinchem.

From 1811 until 1817 Dichteren was a part of the municipality of Hummelo, as were other hamlets and locations that later became a part of the municipality of Ambt Doetinchem. These were: Gaanderen, IJzevoorde, Oosseld (or Oosselt) and Langerak. [1]

Hummelo Place in Gelderland, Netherlands

Hummelo is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst, about 6 km northwest of Doetinchem.

Gaanderen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Doetinchem. The number of inhabitants is around 5700.

IJzevoorde Hamlet in Gelderland, Netherlands

IJzevoorde is a small village in the province of Gelderland in the east part of the Netherlands. The name literally means Iron Ford. It has about 30 inhabitants and buildings include a school, a kindergarten, a gym, a bar and a small stage. The school has about 60 students and there are a lot of farmers' children attending the school. IJzevoorde also has a small campground. Close to IJzevoorde lies the castle of "Slangenburg", referring to a little river called the Slinge. A hospital in Doetinchem is called Slinge-land.

In 1871 the most iconic landmark of Dichteren was moved in from De Houtkamp. The Aurora windmill was moved because it didn't catch enough wind in its previous location, De Houtkamp. The first miller to operate the windmill in its new location was Antoon Harbers from Lichtenvoorde.

Lichtenvoorde is a town in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre.

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Coordinates: 51°57′25″N6°15′49″E / 51.9569°N 6.2636°E / 51.9569; 6.2636

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