Slagharen Explained

Slagharen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Overijssel
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Hardenberg
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:9
Area Total Km2:12.07
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,125
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7776
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0523
Coordinates:52.625°N 6.5527°W

Slagharen is a village in the municipality of Hardenberg in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. The village started as a peat excavation village. It is known for the Attractiepark Slagharen, an amusement park.

History

In 1832, the Lutterhoofdwijk canal was dug as a side canal of the to excavate the peat in the area and the village was established along the canal,[3] however, in 1830, a community of 81 people was recorded at the site. All except for a Frisian family were from neighbouring Germany, and were living in sod houses on the moorland.[4]

In 1844, the name Slagharen first appeared, and means "parcel [of land] on sandy ground".[5] The predominantly German settlers resulted in the founding of a Catholic church in 1843. The church was replaced in 1967.[3] In 1859, the gristmill was built near the village.[6] In 1975, it was bought by the amusement park and restored.[7]

In 1952,, a mail order company, opened in Slagharen. It quickly developed into one of largest mail order companies of the Netherlands. In 1975, it moved to Zwolle, and is nowadays a large online shop.[8]

In 1963, the Ponypark Slagharen opened where you could stay in a holiday house with your own Shetland pony. In 1972, it turned into an amusement park.[9]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7776AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 14 March 2022 . 24 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181224203335/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool%0A . live .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 14 March 2022 . 22 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222211127/https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls . live .
  3. Web site: Slagharen . Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove . 1998 . 249 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9200 1 . nl . 14 March 2022 . 3 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403205354/http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu03_01/sten009monu03_01_0092.php . live .
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134713/http://www.historischeprojecten.nl/geschiedenis/bevolking/18300000_Slagharen.html . Het bevolkingsregister van buurtschap Slagharen 1830 . 14 May 2021 . Historisce Projecten . 14 March 2022 . nl . live .
  5. Web site: Slagharen - (geografische naam) . Etymolgiebank . 14 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: De Pionier . Molendatabase . 14 March 2022 . nl . 11 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220111164158/https://www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=813 . live .
  7. Web site: Slagharen . Plaatsengids . 14 March 2022 . nl . 5 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205102723/https://www.plaatsengids.nl/slagharen . live .
  8. Web site: De geschiedenis van Wehkamp . Vano ICT . 14 March 2022 . nl . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314195014/https://vano-ict.nl/de-geschiedenis-van-wehkamp/ . live .
  9. Web site: Slagharen geschiedenis: Het avontuur vanaf 1963 . Slagharen . 14 March 2022 . nl . 13 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613051726/https://www.slagharen.com/nl/slagharen-geschiedenis . live .
  10. Web site: Chantal Beltman . Cycling Archives . 14 March 2022 . 2 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200702084908/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=997 . live .
  11. News: Gerard Nijkamp nieuwe technische directeur Sparta Rotterdam . RTV Oost . 17 December 2021 . 15 March 2022 . nl.

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