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Bronkhorst

Field	Value
name	Bronkhorst
settlement_type	Small city
other_name
native_name
native_name_lang	nl
image_skyline	Image:Bronkhorst, kapel RM34548 IMG 3927 2020-03-31 15.59.jpg
image_caption	Church in Bronkhorst
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Gelderland
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Bronckhorst
pushpin_map	Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the province of Gelderland
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	9
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	0.13
population_footnotes
population_total	100
population_as_of	2022
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	7226
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	0575
coordinates

Bronkhorst is a city in the municipality of Bronckhorst, Gelderland, the Netherlands and, with only 157 inhabitants (2010), one of the smallest cities in the Netherlands (after Staverden, Eembrugge and Sint Anna ter Muiden).

Early history

The early history of Bronkhorst is, as is common for Dutch towns, largely unknown. It is possible that in the 7th century farmers settled on and around the hill on which a castle would be built later. The hill formed a refuge amidst the low-lying, fertile clay in the area, which is close to the river IJssel.

Lords of Bronkhorst

Bronkhorst used to be a lordship. The earliest known lord of Bronkhorst was Gijsbert of Bronkhorst (1140), son of Adam of Bronkhorst, first mentioned in 1127. He and some of his descendants played an important role in the politics of the time. The last Bronkhorst, Joost, died in 1553, after which the domain fell to the widow of Georg of Limburg.

Castle

In the Middle Ages, a castle was erected on the aforementioned hill. It is first mentioned in a 14th-century document. It consisted of a keep and associated buildings and was surrounded by a thick wall and a wide moat. It was sieged several times, most notably in 1582, when after nine months Dutch troops captured the castle, which was occupied by the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War. The castle changed hands many times, until its last owner, a merchant, had it demolished in 1828.

Town

In a document dated 13 March 1482, Gijsbert VII granted city rights to the inhabitants of the village Bronkhorst, which was right next to the castle. Concretely this meant, among other things, that they were given limited self-government and were allowed to administer the law to some extent.

Culture

Bronkhorst is known for its picturesque buildings, and housed a museum dedicated to Charles Dickens which also contained items purchased from the former Dickens museum at Eastgate House in Rochester, Kent.

Gallery

Image:Bronkhorst Windmill.JPG|The Bronkhorst Windmill Image:De Bronkhorster Molen.JPG|Windmill information board (in Dutch) Image:Bronkhorst 1.JPG Image:Bronkhorst 2.JPG Image:Bronkhorst 3.JPG Image:Bronkhorst 4.JPG|Onderstraat 8

References

"Postcodetool for 7226LA". Het Waterschapshuis.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2022".
"Dickens Museum uit Bronkhorst gered met verhuizing naar Braamt".

Wikipedia Source

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