Lochem

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Country	Netherlands
Lochem

Province	Gelderland
Area (2006)
- Municipality	216.02 km² (83.4 sq mi)
- Land	213.31 km² (82.4 sq mi)
- Water	2.71 km² (1 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Municipality	32,834
- Density	154/km² (398.9/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Lochem is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. On January 1, 2005, the municipality merged with the municipality of Gorssel.

[edit] Population centres

Small hamlets are printed in italics.

Barchem
Laren, Gelderland
Lochem

Formerly in Gorssel:

Almen
Eefde ( immediately north of Zutphen)
Epse ( actually the "millionaires' area" of Deventer; near the A1{Amsterdam - Berlin} motorway )
Gorssel
Harfsen

Railway Zutphen to Oldenzaal (line 73): Zutphen - Lochem - Goor (mun. Hof van Twente) - Delden (ditto) - Hengelo - Oldenzaal.

[edit] The city of Lochem

Lochem, 15 km ( 9 miles) south-east of Deventer, received city rights in 1233. Until the 17th century, it was often besieged and burnt down. After 1700, it became a small market town for the farmers in its surroundings.

The village of Laren (Gelderland) has a castle called Verwolde. In summer, guided tours of this castle are organized for tourists. On its estate there is a tree, said to be the thickest tree in the Netherlands ( "de dikke boom van Verwolde").