Slagharen

52°37′30″N 6°33′10″E / 52.6250°N 6.5527°E / 52.6250; 6.5527CountryNetherlandsProvinceOverijsselMunicipalityHardenbergArea • Total12.07 km² (4.66 sq mi)Elevation9 m (30 ft)Population • Total3,125 • Density260/km² (670/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code0523

Slagharen is a village in the municipality of Hardenberg in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. The village started as a peat excavation village. It is known for the Attractiepark Slagharen, an amusement park.

History

In 1832, the Lutterhoofdwijk canal was dug as a side canal of the Dedemsvaart [nl] to excavate the peat in the area and the village was established along the canal,^[3] however, in 1830, a community of 81 people was recorded at the site. All except for a Frisian family were from neighbouring Germany, and were living in sod houses on the moorland.^[4]

In 1844, the name Slagharen first appeared, and means "parcel [of land] on sandy ground".^[5] The predominantly German settlers resulted in the founding of a Catholic church in 1843. The church was replaced in 1967.^[3] In 1859, the gristmill De Pionier [nl] was built near the village.^[6] In 1975, it was bought by the amusement park and restored.^[7]

In 1952, Wehkamp [nl], a mail order company, opened in Slagharen. It quickly developed into one of largest mail order companies of the Netherlands. In 1975, it moved to Zwolle, and is nowadays a large online shop.^[8]

In 1963, the Ponypark Slagharen opened where you could stay in a holiday house with your own Shetland pony. In 1972, it turned into an amusement park.^[9]

Notable people

• Chantal Beltman (born 1976), former professional cyclist^[10]
• Gerard Nijkamp (born 1970) is a football player and manager^[11]

Gallery

• 
  The ponies at the former ponypark
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  Social sofa in Slagharen
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  Windmill De Pionier

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7776AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
3. ^ ^{a b} Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Slagharen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 249. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
4. ^ "Het bevolkingsregister van buurtschap Slagharen 1830". Historisce Projecten (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
5. ^ "Slagharen - (geografische naam)". Etymolgiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
6. ^ "De Pionier". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
7. ^ "Slagharen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
8. ^ "De geschiedenis van Wehkamp". Vano ICT (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
9. ^ "Slagharen geschiedenis: Het avontuur vanaf 1963". Slagharen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
10. ^ "Chantal Beltman". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
11. ^ "Gerard Nijkamp nieuwe technische directeur Sparta Rotterdam". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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