Eerbeek

Town in Gelderland, Netherlands

Eerbeek

Town

Eerbeek, street view: de Stuijvenburchstraat

Eerbeek

Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands

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Eerbeek

Eerbeek (Netherlands)

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Coordinates: 52°06′19″N 6°03′48″E﻿ / ﻿52.10528°N 6.06333°E﻿ / 52.10528; 6.06333
Country| Netherlands
Province| Gelderland
Municipality| Brummen
Area

[1]

• Total

| 17.08 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 20 m (70 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 9,845
• Density| 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

6961[1]

Dialing code| 0313

Eerbeek is a town in the municipality of Brummen in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Eerbeek was first mentioned in 1046 as Erbeke. In the 18th century, Eerbeek became a centre of paper production. Due to its proximity to the Veluwezoom National Park, Eerbeek is popular with tourists.[3]

## History

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The village was first mentioned in 1046 as Erbeke. It is named after a stream, however the etymology is unclear.[4] Eerbeek developed near the spring of the Eerdbeek. In the 18th century it became a centre of paper production.[5]

Coldenhove Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Coldenhove) was a castle used as hunting lodge by the dukes of Guelders and the princes of Orange. Nothing remains anymore of the castle.

Huis te Eerbeek is a havezate (manor house) from the 14th century. It was rebuilt in neoclassic style in 1872, however one wing of its medieval predecessor has remained. It is surrounded by a large park, and is nowadays used as hotel and a conference centre.[5][6]

The water mill Oliemolen was built around and used to function both as an oil mill and a grist mill. A water mill was first referenced at the site in 1395. It remained in service until 1917. In 1967, the building was restored, however the grist mill part was modified into a restaurant.[7]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1930 and is a replacement of its 1857 predecessor. The tower which was built between 1858 and 1859 has remained and is detached from the church.[5]

Eerbeek was home to 747 people in 1840.[6] In 1887, a railway station was built on the Dieren to Apeldoorn railway line. It remained in service until 1950.[8] In 1975, it reopened as part of a museum line operated by the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij.[5]

## People from Eerbeek

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* Jacob Emil van Hoogstraten, Director of the Department of Economic Affairs in colonial Indonesia
* Karel Aalbers, former chairman of football club Vitesse Arnhem
* Daan Huiskamp, football player
* Jan Mankes, painter
* Willem de Mérode, poet
* Edward Sturing, football player and coach
* Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, zoologist
* Robert de Haan, racing driver

## Gallery

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* Huis te Eerbeek

* Train arriving in Eerbeek (1975)

* Draw bridge

* The water mill of Eerbeek

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6961AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
3. ^ "Huis Te Eerbeek". Veluwe actief (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
4. ^ "Eerbeek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
5. ^ a b c d Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Eerbeek" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 117\. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
6. ^ a b "Eerbeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
7. ^ "watermolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
8. ^ "station Eerbeek". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.

## External links

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* Media related to Eerbeek at Wikimedia Commons
* Eerbeek's Info site (in Dutch)

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Populated places in the municipality of Brummen

Towns|

* Brummen
* Eerbeek

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* Empe
* Hall [nl]
* Leuvenheim [nl]

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