Halle, Netherlands

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Halle
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Farmhouse 't Venneken near Halle with traditional fruit (Pompoenen-kalebassen) at 19 September - panoramio.jpg
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Halle
Location in the province of Gelderland
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Halle
Halle (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°59′26″N6°25′44″E / 51.9905°N 6.4288°E / 51.9905; 6.4288
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Bronckhorst
Area
[1]
 • Total
28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
2,165
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7025 [1]
Dialing code 0314

Halle is a village in the municipality of Bronckhorst in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

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History

It was first mentioned in 1263 as Hall, and means "bend in highland". [3] The village is located on a sandy ridge through the moorland of the Achterhoek, [4] and was in an area suitable for agriculture in a region of swamps and heaths. In 1840, it was home to 690 people. [5] In 1848, the windmill Molen van Coops and operated until 1925 when it was converted into a motor powered mill. It was damaged in 1945, and the remainder was demolished in the 1990s. [6] In 1858, the Grote Kerk was built in the village. [4]

In March 1945, Halle became part of the German defence line. The population had fled the village, however much of the village including the church were destroyed. [7] The church was rebuilt in 1951. In 1976, a tower was added to the church. [8]

Sports

The motocross circuit Kappenbulten near Halle organises an annual grand prix. [9] The Zwarte Cross music and motocross festival used to be located at the Kappenbulten circuit until 2006, when it moved it Lichtenvoorde, because the festival needed more space. [10] An autocross is also takes place in Halle. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2022. two entries
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7025AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Halle - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Halle". Open Monumentendag Bronckhorst (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Halle". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "De beltmolen in Halle". Oud Zelhem.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ↑ B. Schieven. "Zelhem en Halle in de oorlogsjaren". Oud Zelhem.eu (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Zelhem" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 349. ISBN   90 400 9406 3 . Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Wolkbreuk over Grand Prix motorcross van Halle in 1997" . Motor.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "2006: De verhuizing naar Lichtenvoorde". Zwarte Cross (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Autocros in Halle op 21 augustus 1966". Oud Zelhem.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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