Montferland Explained

Montferland
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Montferland in a municipal map of Gelderland
Coordinates:51.9333°N 14°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1 January 2005[1]
Government Footnotes:[2]
Governing Body:Municipal council
Leader Party:CDA
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Harry de Vries (acting)
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:13
Elevation Max Footnotes:[4]
Elevation Max M:93
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:6940–6942, 7035–7048
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0314, 0316

Montferland (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈmɔntfərlɑnt/) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Bergh and Didam.

Population centres

Formerly part of Bergh municipality:

Formerly part of Didam municipality:

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2005 . Municipal divisions on 1 January 2005 . nl . cbs.nl . . 10 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Samenstelling college . Members of the board . nl . Gemeente Montferland . 10 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Postcodetool for 6942GK . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 10 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Bergherbos in Montferland . Brockhausen . 27 August 2020.