Hardenberg

For other uses, see Hardenberg (disambiguation).
Hardenberg
Haddenbarreg (Dutch Low Saxon)
City and municipality
Former headquarters of the Dedemsvaartsche Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij in Dedemsvaart, Hardenberg
Former headquarters of the Dedemsvaartsche Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij in Dedemsvaart
Flag of Hardenberg
Flag
Coat of arms of Hardenberg
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Hardenberg in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°34′N 6°37′E
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Peter Snijders (VVD)
Area
 • Total 317.15 km2 (122.45 sq mi)
 • Land 312.28 km2 (120.57 sq mi)
 • Water 4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
 9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total 61,357
 • Density 196/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demonym Hardenberger
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7690–7704, 7707, 7770–7799
Area code 0523
Website www.hardenberg.nl

Hardenberg (Dutch: [ˈɦɑrdə(m)bɛr(ə)x] ; Dutch Low Saxon: Haddenbarreg or 'n Arnbarg) is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. The municipality of Hardenberg has a population of about 60,000, with about 19,000 living in the city. It received city rights in 1362 from Jan van Arkel, Bishop of Utrecht. The famous Pieterpad passes through Hardenberg, a municipality which is located on the German border. A sizable portion of the population speaks Dutch Low Saxon as a native language.

Transport

Cycling

Topographic map of Hardenberg (city), June 2014

There are many cycling routes throughout Hardenberg. The Great Hardenburg Bicycle Race takes place each August, with the top 3 victors being named the "Wheeler-Kings" of the town and given lifetime passes to the local museum.

Road

The N34, which runs through Hardenberg, is its major road.

Trains

Railway stations:

Leisure

De Boshoek is a sport park off the N34 in the outskirts of Hardenberg, near Ommen.

HHC Hardenberg is the local football club of Hardenberg.

De slag is the indoor-swimming pool of Hardenberg located in the outskirts of Hardenberg (across the hospital).

Towns and villages

In the town

  • Baalder
  • Baalderveld
  • Centrum
  • Hazenbos
  • Heemse
  • Heemserbos
  • Heemsermars
  • Marslanden
  • Norden

In the municipality

Notable people

Albert Hardenberg
Kyra Lamberink, 2016
  • Albert Hardenberg (c.1510 in Rheeze – 1574) a Reformed theologian and Protestant reformer
  • Henk Dorgelo (1894 in Dedemsvaart – 1961) a Dutch physicist and academic
  • Anna Charlotte Ruys (1898 in Dedemsvaart – 1977) a Dutch professor of bacteriology and epidemiology
  • Mien Ruys (1904 in Dedemsvaart – 1999) a Dutch landscape and garden architect
  • August Aimé Balkema (1906 in Avereest – 1996) a Dutch book trader and publisher active in Amsterdam and South Africa
  • Henk Bodewitz (born 1939 in Gramsbergen) is a Dutch Sanskrit scholar
  • Martin Koster (born 1950 in Dedemsvaart) a Dutch writer in the Drèents variety of Dutch Low Saxon
  • Joke Bouwstra (born 1956 in Hardenberg) a Dutch researcher and professor of drug administration at Leiden University
  • Roel Kuiper (born 1962 in Mariënberg) a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor
  • Roos-Anne (Sanne) Hans (born 1984 in Dedemsvaart) known as lead singer of the band Miss Montreal is a Dutch singer-songwriter and guitar player

Sport

Image gallery

  • Hardenberg Town Hall
    Hardenberg Town Hall
  • Hardenberg Station
    Hardenberg Station
  • A windmill in Hardenberg
    A windmill in Hardenberg
  • Lock: Sluis De Haandrik
    Lock: Sluis De Haandrik
  • Bergentheim, drawingbridge: the Wiekebrugge
    Bergentheim, drawingbridge: the Wiekebrugge
  • Klepperman
    Klepperman
  • A lake by the Vecht
    A lake by the Vecht