Lichtenvoorde
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Postal code 7131 & 7132[1] | ||
| Dialing code | 0544 | |
Lichtenvoorde is a town in the east of the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre.
Lichtenvoorde holds a flower parade (bloemencorso) every September at the start of its annual festival. The parade features floats covered in flowers (usually dahlias) in imaginative designs depicting a variety of themes.
Lichtenvoorde has a
History
Lichtenvoorde was the name of a municipality that included the town and the villages of Lievelde, Zieuwent, Vragender and Harreveld, until 1 January 2005, when all were merged into the municipality of Oost Gelre.
Its inhabitants are known colloquially as keienslöppers (boulder draggers) due to a historic event. On 15 March 1874, 99 of the town's shoemakers dragged a 20 ton boulder a distance of around four kilometres to the marketplace to serve as a centerpiece for commemoration of King William III's silver jubilee, after 25 years on the country's throne. The boulder remains there to this day, topped by a stone lion holding the town's coat of arms.
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The boulder in the marketplace -
Catholic church in Lichtenvoorde -
Farm at the open-air museum Erve Kots in Lievelde -
Catholic church in Zieuwent -
Vragender Village -
Windmill Hermien in Harreveld
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7131AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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