Stroe | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Barneveld |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 19 |
Area Total Km2: | 30.65 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 2,170 |
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: | 3776 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0342 |
Coordinates: | 52.1853°N 5.6911°W |
Stroe is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Barneveld, between the towns of Barneveld and Apeldoorn.[3]
Stroe is located on the railway line between these two towns, but the railway station closed in 1944.[4]
It was first mentioned in 1296 as "Wlfumdus de Struode", and means "swamp with overgrowth".[5] In 1840, it was home to 122 people. In 1966, a village house was opened in Stroe.[6] In 1951, the army base Wittenberg was constructed near Stroe. In 1978, it was renamed Major-General Koot Barracks after .[7]