's-Heerenbroek is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Kampen, about 5 km west of Zwolle. It has a school, the Prinses Julianaschool, which was founded in 1909. There was formerly a milk factory which was well known in the municipality of Kampen.[3]
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  's-Heerenbroek Location in the Netherlands  's-Heerenbroek 's-Heerenbroek (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°32′21″N 6°0′45″E / 52.53917°N 6.01250°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Kampen |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 670 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8275[1] |
| Dialing code | 0546 |
It was first mentioned in 1364 as "myns Heren brueck", and means "the swamp of the Lord". The Lord is a reference to the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht.[4] In 1840, it was home to 161 people.[5] Since 2010, it is home to museum De Kroon, the smallest museum in Overijssel which is located in the shed of former inn De Kroon.[6]
Notable people
edit- Jan Pelleboer (1924–1992), meteorologist and weather presenter[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8275AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Heerenbroek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "'s-Heerenbroek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Museum". Sheerenbroek.info (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Jan Pelleboer". Beeld en Geluid (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
External links
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Media related to 's-Heerenbroek at Wikimedia Commons- Official site (in Dutch)
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