Bergentheim

Village in Overijssel, Netherlands

Bergentheim Baanthum
Village
Bergentheim Bridge
52°31′35″N 6°36′50″E / 52.52639°N 6.61389°E / 52.52639; 6.61389
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Hardenberg
Area ^[1]
• Total	19.56 km² (7.55 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	3,460
• Density	180/km² (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7691^[1]
Dialing code	0523

Bergentheim (Dutch Low Saxon: Banthum) is a village in the municipality of Hardenberg, the Netherlands. Located between the Almelo-De Haandrik canal and the Zwolle-Emmen railway, the town used to have a railway station, but it was closed in 1975 and demolished in August 1993.^[3]

Overview

The village was first mentioned in 1381-1383 as Bergenthem. The etymology is unclear, because it has always contained a "t".^[4] Around 1835, a peat excavation concession was obtained by I.A. van Royen. A small settlement with a school, church, shop and pub appeared at the intersection of two canals.^[5] In 1840, it was home to 243 people.^[6] In 1905, a railway station opened in Bergentheim, closing in 1975.^[6]

Industry

Bergentheim used to have a large bread factory, which was established just after World War II by the Schipper family, known as the NOH (Noord Oost Hoek) bakkerijen, and later Bakkersland. It closed in 2005. Nowadays, the area's major employers are the Lensen Toppoint industry for writing instruments and promotional items, and the local Wavin factory.

Notable people

Kyra Lamberink (born 1996), track cyclist^[7]
Arne Slot (born 1978), professional football coach^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7691AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Bergentheim". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Oud-Bergentheim - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Bergentheim" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bergentheim". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Baanwielrenster Kyra Lamberink uit Bergentheim ziet doorzettingsvermogen beloond met goud op EK". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "AZ-trainer Arne Slot gaat jeugd in geboorteplaats Bergentheim leren voetballen". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.