Editing Staphorst

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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Staphorst
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_caption           = Staphorst city hall
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| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Staphorst in a municipal map of Overijssel
| map_caption             = Location in Overijssel
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| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Overijssel]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="Vincent Bisschop ">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.staphorst.nl/internet/college-van-bw_289/
 |title       = College van B&W
 |trans-title = Board of mayor and aldermen
 |language    = Dutch
 |author      = 
 |date        = 
 |publisher   = Gemeente Staphorst
 |access-date  = 1 April 2014
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140416070830/http://www.staphorst.nl/internet/college-van-bw_289/
 |archive-date = 16 April 2014
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = Independent
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = Jan ten Kate
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Staphorst}}
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 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
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 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |accessdate = 1 April 2014}}</ref>
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| population_demonym      = Staphorstenaar, Staphorster
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| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 7715, 7950–7955
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| area_code               = 0522
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.staphorst.nl}}
| footnotes               =
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[[File:Gem-Staphorst-OpenTopo.jpg|270px|thumb|''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Staphorst, June 2015'']]

'''Staphorst''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈstɑpɦɔrst|-|Nl-Staphorst.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the eastern [[Netherlands]].

==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2012}}
The villages of Staphorst and its southern neighbour Rouveen came into existence as in the 13th century [[monk]]s started to bring the [[bog]]s and [[swamp]]s into culture.

All the farms were built along the long road through the bog area. Thus a lengthy row of farms was built, becoming the {{convert|11|km|abbr=on|0}} long village of Staphorst-Rouveen. This phenomenon is called in Dutch: ''lintbebouwing'' ([[Ribbon development|ribbon urbanization]]). In many parts of the Netherlands this type of village is quite common, e.g. [[Vriezenveen]], the villages along river [[Dike (construction)|dykes]] in the Netherlands, the so-called moor-colonies in the provinces [[Drenthe]] and [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]], as well as the German regions opposite the border.

Staphorst was a Dutch municipality, created through a decree by French emperor Napoleon who merged four smaller entities into a much larger one.  The 1811 decree merged the villages of Rouveen, Staphorst and IJhorst along with nearby sparsely populated Hasselter schoutambt (a judicial entity) into a municipality, known since 1818 as Staphorst.  Except for a few minor changes, Staphorst's borders have remained unchanged, making it an anomaly in Dutch municipal history.<ref>http://www.godutch.com/newspaper/index.php?id=1976&search=Staphorst</ref>

A specialty for Staphorst is, that after a farmer's death, his land was often divided between his sons. The son who did not inherit his father's farm built a farm-house for his own behind the other. Therefore, many pieces of farmland are very lengthy, yet narrow (e.g. 1500 x 40 metres). Originally, each piece of land was 125 metres wide.<ref name="Over-Staphorst">{{in lang|nl}} Over Staphorst, [http://www.staphorst.nl/internet/over-staphorst_228/item/staphorst-vroeger_295.html "Staphorst vroeger,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728002044/http://www.staphorst.nl/internet/over-staphorst_228/item/staphorst-vroeger_295.html |date=28 July 2012 }} Gemeente Staphorst.</ref>

The farms are of the traditional Low Saxon type. They have green doors and window shutters. Most farms existing now were built between 1850 and 1910.

==Society==
Staphorst is still a largely orthodox [[calvinism|Calvinist]] village and has one of the highest [[Church attendance|church attendancy]] rates of the Netherlands. In 1971, Staphorst became world news due to an outbreak of [[polio]]. 39 people (mostly children) became infected with polio.<ref name="VPRO-01-11-2007"/> Of these, five died and a number of others became disabled. 20% of residents remain unvaccinated<ref name="VPRO-01-11-2007"/> for religious reasons. As a result, Staphorst and other similar areas in the Netherlands are classified as risk areas by the [[WHO]]<ref name="VPRO-01-11-2007">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.npogeschiedenis.nl/andere-tijden/afleveringen/2007-2008/Polio-in-Staphorst.html "Polio in Staphorst,"] ''[[Andere Tijden]]'', [[VPRO]] (1 November 2007).</ref>  – the only such area in Europe.

[[File:Staphorster farmhouse in authentic colors.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Staphorster farmhouse in authentic colors]]
[[File:P1020324copyKerk Staphorst.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Restored Reformed Church]] Dorpskerk (2300 seats)]]
The [[Total fertility rate|Total Fertility Rate (TFR)]] in Staphorst at 2.76 was 4th highest in all of Netherlands in 2003.<ref name="CBS-01-09-2003">[http://www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/themas/bevolking/publicaties/artikelen/archief/2003/2003-1269-wm.htm "Largest families in Urk,"] CBS (Statistics Netherlands), Web magazine (1 September 2003 10:00).</ref> That makes Staphorst a place with one of the highest [[birth rate]]s in all of Europe.{{dubious|date=May 2013}}

==Population centres==
{{columns-list|colwidth=12em|
* Halfweg
* Hamingen
* [[IJhorst]]
* Lankhorst
* [[Leijen|De Leijen]]
* [[Punthorst]]
* [[Rouveen]]
* Slingenberg
* Staphorst
}}

==Demographics ==
Staphorst had a sustainable birth rate until the beginning of 21st century. But during the 2000–2007 period, the birth rate dropped considerably. 
*Birth Rate: 15.79 per 1000 (down from 18.96 in 2000).
*Death Rate: 6.98 per 1000.
*NGR: +0.88%<ref>[http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLEN&PA=37259ENG&D1=1-2&D2=0,20,24,33,38,154,262,325,818,1143-1146&D3=a&D4=a,!0-39&LA=EN&VW=T CBS/nl]</ref>

The [[birth rate]] of Staphorst declined further to 14,9‰ in 2016, while the [[total fertility rate]] declined to 2,65 children per woman.

== Notable people ==
[[File:GrethaSmitOlympicGames2002.jpg|160px|thumb|Gretha Smit, 2002]]
* [[Lambertus Johannes Hansen]] (1803 in Staphorst – 1859) Dutch painter
* [[Tjerk Vermaning]] (1929 in Staphorst – 1986) a controversial Dutch amateur archaeologist
* [[Roelof Bisschop]] (born 1956 in Staphorst) a Dutch historian and politician

=== Sport ===
* [[Marc Houtzager]] (born 1971 in Rouveen) a Dutch show jumping equestrian, silver medallist at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Bert Konterman]] (born 1971 in Rouveen) former professional footballer with 470 appearances for clubs in the Netherlands and Scotland.
* [[Gretha Smit]] (born 1976 in Rouveen) a Dutch former speed skater, silver medallist in the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Rouveen - Oud Gereformeerde Kerk in Nederland.JPG|Rouveen - Oud Gereformeerde Kerk
File:Rouveen, hotel foto3 2011-05-21 10.18.jpg|Rouveen, hotel
File:ZwarteDennen9.jpg|Forest Service Staphorst, Recreational pond 'de Zwarte Dennen'
File:Molen De Leijen, Staphorst (3).jpg|Molen De Leijen, Staphorst
</gallery>

== References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{official website|http://www.staphorst.nl}}
*[http://www.vvvstaphorst.nl Tourist Office of Staphorst]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Staphorst
 | North     = [[Meppel]] ([[Drenthe|DR]])
 | Northeast = [[De Wolden]] ([[Drenthe|DR]])
 | East      = [[Hardenberg]]
 | South     = [[Dalfsen]]
 | Southwest = [[Zwolle]]
 | West      = [[Zwartewaterland]]
 | Northwest = [[Steenwijkerland]]
}}
{{Overijssel Province}}

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[[Category:Staphorst| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Overijssel]]
[[Category:Populated places in Overijssel]]
[[Category:Kop van Overijssel]]
[[Category:Salland]]