Den Ham | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Overijssel |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Twenterand |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Area Total Km2: | 26.98 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 5,830 |
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: | 7683 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0546 |
Coordinates: | 52.465°N 6.4942°W |
Den Ham [dɛn ɦɑm] is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand, about 15 km northwest of Almelo.
Den Ham was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Vriezenveen. It was subsequently renamed Twenterand in 2002.
Den Ham is an esdorp which was first mentioned in 1333. During the Dutch Revolt it was under frequent attack. In 1840, it was home to 748 people.[3] It the mid-19th century, it was surpassed by Vroomshoop which had better connections to the outside world. In 1914, the dairy factory De Eensgezindheid opened in Den Ham.[4]