Kalenberg, Overijssel Explained

Kalenberg
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name:Kaelebarg
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:Steenwijkerland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.4
Area Total Km2:11.98
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:220
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:8377
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0561
Coordinates:52.8084°N 5.9173°W

Kalenberg (Low Saxon: Kaelebarg) is a tourist hamlet within the De Weerribben-Wieden National Park in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The hamlet belongs to the municipality of Steenwijkerland.

It was first mentioned in 1845 as Kalemberg, and means "bare hill".[3] Kalenberg started as a peat excavation village. Later, it became an agricultural community. In 1840, it was home to 272 people. Nowadays, the economy is mainly based on tourism due to its location inside the Weerribben-Wieden National Park.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8377EL . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 17 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 17 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Kalenberg - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 17 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Kalenberg . Plaatsengids . 17 March 2022 . nl.