Erlecom

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Erlecom
Hamlet
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Erlecom
Location in the province of Gelderland
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Erlecom
Erlecom (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°51′07″N5°57′42″E / 51.85194°N 5.96167°E / 51.85194; 5.96167 Coordinates: 51°51′07″N5°57′42″E / 51.85194°N 5.96167°E / 51.85194; 5.96167
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Berg en Dal
Area
[1]
 • Total3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
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13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total150
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6577 [1]
Dialing code 024

Erlecom is a hamlet [3] [4] in the Dutch municipality of Berg en Dal, in the province of Gelderland.

Erlecom was first mentioned between 800 and 850 as Adelrichheim, and means "settlement of Adelrik". [5] Erlecom was a heerlijkheid until the French period (1806). [4] The castle De Kleverburg was first mentioned in 1343, and disappeared in a flood in the late-18th century. There were brickworks in Erlecom during the 19th century. In 1840, it was home to 202 people. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6577JA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Erlecom". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "De geschiedenis van een Heerlijkheid". Erlecom.info (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Erlecom - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.


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