Braamt | |
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: | Montferland |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.19 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,560 |
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: | 6941 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0316 |
Coordinates: | 51.9239°N 6.2644°W |
Braamt is a village in the municipality of Montferland in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
It was first mentioned in 1241 as Brameth, and means "place where blackberries grow".[3] De Kemnade is a havezate near Braamt on the Oude IJssel. The estate was first mentioned in 1418, and the tower dates from the 16th century.[4] In 1840, it was home to 292 people. In 1918, a school was built and the church dates from 1950.[5]
The Braamse Molen is a wind mill from 1856. In the 1990s, it was in very poor condition. It was purchased in 2017, and in 2021 the restoration of the wind mill commenced.[6]