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{{About|municipality in Gelderland|the village in the municipality of Opmeer|Harderwijk, North Holland}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> <!-- Name and transliteration --> | name = Harderwijk | native_name = {{native name|vel|Harderwiek}} | settlement_type = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]] <!-- Images, nickname, motto --> | image_skyline = File:Harderwijk, stadszicht vanaf het Zeepad IMG 4332 2018-06-27 15.00.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Harderwijk, view to the town from het Zeepad | image_flag = Flag of Harderwijk.svg | flag_size = 100x67px | flag_alt = | image_shield = Coat of arms of Harderwijk.svg | shield_size = 100x80px | shield_alt = <!-- Maps, coordinates --> | image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0243 (2009).svg | map_alt = Highlighted position of Harderwijk in a municipal map of Gelderland | map_caption = Location in Gelderland | pushpin_map = Netherlands#Europe | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe | pushpin_relief = 1 | coordinates = {{coord|52|21|N|5|37|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Gelderland]] | government_footnotes = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web |url = http://www.harderwijk.nl/organisatie/samenstelling_3283/ |title = Samenstelling |trans-title=Members |language = nl |publisher = Gemeente Harderwijk |access-date = 17 June 2014}}</ref> | governing_body = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]] | leader_party = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] | leader_title = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]] | leader_name = [[Harm-Jan van Schaik]] <!-- Geographic information --> | unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_footnotes = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref> <!-- square kilometers --> | area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Harderwijk}} | area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Harderwijk}} | area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Harderwijk}} | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 3841AA |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 17 June 2014}}</ref> | elevation_m = 3 | elevation_max_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | elevation_max_m = | elevation_min_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | elevation_min_m = <!-- Population, demographics --> | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref> | population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Harderwijk}} | population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}} | population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Harderwijk}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto--> | population_demonym = Harderwijker <!-- Other information --> | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]] | postal_code = 3840–3849 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]] | area_code = 0341 | website = {{URL|1=http://www.harderwijk.nl}} | footnotes = }} [[File:Harderwijk-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|255px|thumb|''Dutch Topographic map of Harderwijk (town), March 2014'']] '''Harderwijk''' ({{IPA|nl|ˌɦɑrdərˈʋɛik|-|087 Harderwijk.ogg}}; [[Dutch Low Saxon]]: {{lang|vel|Harderwiek}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and city of the [[Netherlands]]. It is served by the [[Harderwijk railway station]]. Its population centres are Harderwijk and [[Hierden]]. Harderwijk is on the western boundary of the [[Veluwe]]. The southeastern half of the municipality is largely forests. == History == Harderwijk received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] from Count Otto II of Guelders in 1231.<ref>Stenvert, R. et al. (2000). ''Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland'', p. 50 and 183–188. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. {{ISBN|90-400-9406-3}}</ref> A defensive wall surrounding the city was completed by the end of that century. The oldest part of the city is near where the streets Hoogstraat and Grote Poortstraat now are. Around 1315 the city was expanded southwards, which included the construction of what is now called the Grote Kerk (Great Church). A second, northward expansion took place around 1425. Particularly along the west side of town, much of the wall still exists but often not in entirely original form. That also goes for the only remaining city gate, the [[Vischpoort]] (Fish Gate). Between 1648 and 1811, the [[University of Harderwijk]] operated in the city. The Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, [[Carl Linnaeus]] graduated at this university. The university, together with the universities of [[Zutphen]] and [[Franeker]], was abolished by [[Napoleon]]. Harderwijk was a member of the [[Hanseatic League]]. It lies on what used to be the [[Zuiderzee]] shore (Southern Sea, now the [[IJsselmeer]]) and consequently its economy was strongly based on fishing and seafaring in general. That dramatically changed after 1932, when the Zuiderzee [[Afsluitdijk|was cut off]] from the [[North Sea]] for safety reasons. Few fishing boats thus now remain in the Harbour, which now is home mainly to yachts. An annual event illustrating the former importance of the fishing industry to Harderwijk is ''Aaltjesdag'', which translates to ''[[Eel]] day''. Fish can still be bought at stands and restaurants on the boulevard throughout the year except for the winter months. Tourists are common customers, but local people no longer make their living from the fisheries. Today, Harderwijk is probably known best for the [[Dolfinarium Harderwijk]], a [[marine mammal park]] where dolphin shows are held and various other marine mammals and fish are kept. == Notable residents == [[File:Theo de Meester-2.jpg|140px|thumb|Theo de Meester]] * [[Henriëtte van der Meij]] (1850-1945) early Dutch [[Feminism|feminist]] and journalist * [[Theo de Meester]] (1851–1919), politician and [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Prime Minister]] 1905-1908 * [[Johan Mekkes]] (1898–1987) a Dutch [[Reformational philosophy|reformational philosopher]] * [[Dirk Rijnders]] (1909–2006), politician * [[A. H. J. Prins]] (1921–2000) a Dutch [[African studies|Africanist]] and maritime [[anthropologist]] * [[Herman Bouma]] (born 1934) a Dutch vision researcher and [[Gerontechnology|gerontechnologist]] * [[Henk Schiffmacher]] (1952), a Dutch [[tattoo artist]] * [[Harry van den Brink]] (born 1961) commander of the [[Royal Marechaussee]] * [[Roef Ragas]] (1965–2007), actor <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706416/ IMDb Database] retrieved 10 March 2020 </ref> * [[Joost Eerdmans]] (1971), TV host & politician * [[Volkert van der Graaf]] (1969), lived in Harderwijk at the time of the [[Assassination of Pim Fortuyn]] === Sport === * [[Marco Roelofsen]] (1968), football midfielder * [[Richard Roelofsen]] (1969), football striker, with over 430 club caps * [[Henk Timmer (footballer)|Henk Timmer]] (1971), football goalkeeper with 522 club caps * [[Liesbeth Migchelsen]] (born 1971), footballer, played for the [[Netherlands women's national football team]] 95 times * [[Marianne Timmer]] (1974), speedskater, twice gold medallist at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] * [[Jan Bos]] (1975), speedskater, twice silver medallist at the [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] and [[2002 Winter Olympics]] * [[Monique Jansen]] (born 1978), discus thrower, competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] * [[Chiel Warners]] (born 1978), decathlete * [[Theo Bos]] (1983), cyclist, silver medallist at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] * [[Annemarie Worst]] (born 1995), mountain-bike and cyclo-cross cyclist * [[Lisa Kruger]] (born 2000), paralympic swimmer ==Gallery== <gallery mode=packed> Image:Blaeu 1652 - Harderwijk.jpg|Map of Harderwijk (''Blaeu's Toonneel der Steden''), by Willem and Joan Blaeu, 1652. Note that north is at the bottom of the map. Image:Harderwijk 03-06-2006 19.13.02.JPG|Harderwijk, church: de Grote Kerk Image:2007-03-11 13.31 Harderwijk, stadspoort aan kant van Veluwemeer foto1.JPG|Harderwijk, gate: de [[Vischpoort]] File:Harderwijk, de Vischmarkt foto4 2013-07-15 13.04.jpg|Harderwijk, view of a street: de Vischmarkt (Fish Market) File:Molen De Hoop, Harderwijk, Harderwijk haven.jpg|Harderwijk, Harbour of Harderwijk seen from windmill De Hoop File:Harderwijk, muurrestanten + kanon + Sint Catharinakerk RM20204 foto7 2013-07-15 12.41.jpg|Harderwijk, defensive wall, cannon and church tower Image:Harderwijk, windkorenmolen De Hoop RM511958 IMG 4353 2018-06-27 15.16.jpg|Harderwijk, windmill File:Harderwijk, het Linnaeustorentje RM20154 foto7 2013-07-15 12.36.jpg|Harderwijk: het Linnaeus­torentje (the Linnaeus tower) </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == *{{Commons category-inline}} * {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Harderwyk|volume=12|page=942}} * {{Official website|http://www.harderwijk.nl}} {{Geographic location | Centre = Harderwijk | North = [[Dronten]] ([[Flevoland|FL]])<br>''[[Veluwemeer]]'' | East = [[Nunspeet]] | South = [[Ermelo, Netherlands|Ermelo]] | West = [[Zeewolde]] ([[Flevoland|FL]]) / ''[[Wolderwijd]]'' }} {{Hanseatic League}} {{Gelderland Province}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Harderwijk| ]] [[Category:Municipalities of Gelderland]] [[Category:Populated places in Gelderland]]
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