Almen Explained

Almen
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Lochem
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:11
Area Total Km2:14.06
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,225
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7218
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0575
Coordinates:52.1576°N 6.3007°W

Almen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is in the municipality Lochem, about 7 km east of the city of Zutphen.

It was first mentioned in 1188 as Almen, and means "settlement near elm trees".[3] Castle Ehze was built around 1300. It was destroyed during the Dutch Revolt and rebuilt in 1647. In 1816, it was demolished and replaced by an estate in 1831.[4] In 1840, it was home to 456 people.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7218AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 22 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 22 March 2022. Three entries.
  3. Web site: Almen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 22 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: De Ehze . Kastelen in Nederland . 22 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Almen . Plaatsengids . 22 March 2022 . nl.