Montferland

Montferland
Montferland
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location
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	Coordinates: 51°56′N 6°8′E / 51.933°N 6.133°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Region	Liemers
Established	1 January 2005
Seat	Didam
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Harry de Vries (acting) (CDA)
Area
• Total	106.64 km2 (41.17 sq mi)
• Land	105.70 km2 (40.81 sq mi)
• Water	0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation	93 m (305 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	36,026
• Density	341/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6941–6942, 7035–7039, 7041, 7044–7048
Area code	0314, 0316
Website	www.montferland.info

Montferland is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. About 36,000 people were living there in 2021.

It was created from the former municipalities of Bergh and Didam on 1 January 2005.

Montferland borders Germany in the south. It belongs to the Liemers region, but the forestial area of the Montferland hills or Bergherbos, which lie in the middle of the municipality, are sometimes considered being the border between the Liemers and the Achterhoek regions.

Settlements[change | change source]

Formerly Bergh municipality:

Azewijn
Beek
Braamt
's-Heerenberg
Kilder
Lengel
Loerbeek
Stokkum
Vethuizen
Wijnbergen
Zeddam

Formerly Didam municipality:

Didam
Greffelkamp
Holthuizen
Loil
Nieuw-Dijk
Oud-Dijk

References[change | change source]

Plaatsengids.nl

↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2005" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2005]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
↑ "Samenstelling college". Gemeente Montferland (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
↑ "Postcodetool". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
↑ "Bergherbos in Montferland". Brockhausen. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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[1] "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2005" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2005]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

[2] "Samenstelling college". Gemeente Montferland (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[3] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[4] "Postcodetool". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[5] "Bergherbos in Montferland". Brockhausen. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

[6] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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