Stroe, Gelderland

Stroe
Village
Seed pit building
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Stroe Location in the province of Gelderland Show map of Gelderland Stroe Stroe (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°11′7″N5°41′28″E / 52.18528°N 5.69111°E / 52.18528; 5.69111
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Barneveld
Area [1]
• Total	30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	2,170
• Density	70.8/km2 (183/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3776 [1]
Dialing code	0342

Stroe is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Barneveld, between the towns of Barneveld and Apeldoorn. ^[3]

Stroe is located on the railway line between these two towns, but the railway station closed in 1944. ^[4]

History

It was first mentioned in 1296 as "Wlfumdus de Struode", and means "swamp with overgrowth". ^[5] In 1840, it was home to 122 people. In 1966, a village house was opened in Stroe. ^[6] In 1951, the army base Wittenberg was constructed near Stroe. In 1978, it was renamed Major-General Koot Barracks after Henri Koot  [ nl ]. ^[7]

Gallery

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  Farm in Stroe
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  Former railway station
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  Long haired soldiers sleeping outside in protest (1973)
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  Forest near Stroe

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 3776LM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
3. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
4. "Station Stroe". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
5. "Stroe - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
6. "Stroe". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
7. "De Generaal-majoor Kootkazerne is vijftig jaar later nog altijd in gebruik" (in Dutch). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.