Hardenberg facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hardenberg Haddenbarreg  (Dutch Low Saxon)
City and municipality
Former headquarters of the Dedemsvaartsche Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij in Dedemsvaart
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government
• Body	Municipal council
Area
• Total	317.14 km2 (122.45 sq mi)
• Land	312.47 km2 (120.65 sq mi)
• Water	4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (May 2014)
• Total	59,689
• Density	191/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Hardenberger
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7690–7704, 7707, 7770–7799
Area code	0523

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

Map of Hardenberg (city), June 2014

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:

• Gramsbergen station
• Hardenberg station
• Mariënberg station

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.

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 (1939 in Gramsbergen – 2022) is a Dutch Sanskrit scholar
• Martin Koster (born 1950 in Dedemsvaart) a Dutch writer in the Drèents variety of Dutch Low Saxon
• 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

• Erik Hartsuiker (1940 in Avereest – 2019) a retired Dutch rower, bronze medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
• Helen Tanger (born 1978 in Hardenberg) is a rower and bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Arne Slot (born 1978 in Bergentheim) a former Dutch professional football midfielder with 450 caps
• Kyra Lamberink (born 1996 in Bergentheim) a Dutch female track cyclist
• Niek Kimmann (born 1996 in Lutten) a Dutch male BMX racing cyclist and gold medallist at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Kas Haverkort (born 2003 in Hardenberg) a Dutch racing driver and Spanish F4 champion

Image gallery

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  Hardenberg Town Hall

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  Hardenberg Station

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  A windmill in Hardenberg

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  Lock: Sluis De Haandrik

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  Bergentheim, drawingbridge: the Wiekebrugge

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  Klepperman

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  A lake by the Vecht