Kekerdom

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Kekerdom
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Kekerdom
Location in the province of Gelderland
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Kekerdom
Kekerdom (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°52′N6°00′E / 51.867°N 6.000°E / 51.867; 6.000
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Berg en Dal
Area
[1]
  Total
5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Elevation
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12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total
485
  Density91/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6579 [1]
Dialing code 024

Kekerdom is a village in the municipality of Berg en Dal in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Kekerdom has 550 inhabitants (2008).

It was first mentioned between 814 and 815 as Cacradesheim, and means "settlement of Cacrad (person)". [3] In 1840, it was home to 351 people. World War II was reasonably quiet in Kekerdom until Operation Market Garden in September 1944. The village was in the line of fire. The Germans tried to flood the polder to delay the allied advance, and ordered the villagers to leave on 20 October. They arrived in Marum, Groningen where they were given shelter. [4] The gristmill De Duffelt was constructed in 1870 and rebuilt in 1938. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 6579AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. "Kekerdom - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. "Kekerdom". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. "De Duffelt". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.