Hoenderloo
Encyclopedia
Hoenderloo is a Dutch
village located south west of the city of Apeldoorn
. Most of the village is part of the municipality of Apeldoorn, but a small part belongs to the municipality of Ede
, among which the hamlet Hoog Baarlo.
The village is located in the Southern part of the Veluwe
and close to the national park
Hoge Veluwe and the Deelerwoud. It is a very touristic village, with a large number of camping sites, recreation parks, restaurants, hotels and shops.
Around this time, a predecessor of the current Hoenderloo Group, at that time an institution for underprivileged boys, was founded. The current incarnation of this institution is still referred to as “The Boys House”, although it is not only for boys anymore.
and Lithuania
. The town's football club is s.v. Beatrix.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
village located south west of the city of Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000...
. Most of the village is part of the municipality of Apeldoorn, but a small part belongs to the municipality of Ede
Ede, Netherlands
' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464...
, among which the hamlet Hoog Baarlo.
The village is located in the Southern part of the Veluwe
Veluwe
The Veluwe is a forest-rich ridge of hills in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Veluwe features many different landscapes including woodland, heath, some small lakes and Europe's largest sand drifts....
and close to the national park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
Hoge Veluwe and the Deelerwoud. It is a very touristic village, with a large number of camping sites, recreation parks, restaurants, hotels and shops.
History
Hoenderloo dates back to the 19th century. During his travels the vicar Ottho Heldring stumbled upon the remote village and decided to invest in the village by building a well, a school and several years later, also a church.Around this time, a predecessor of the current Hoenderloo Group, at that time an institution for underprivileged boys, was founded. The current incarnation of this institution is still referred to as “The Boys House”, although it is not only for boys anymore.
Famous people from Hoenderloo
- A. den DoolaardA. den DoolaardA. den Doolaard is the pseudonym of the Dutch writer and journalist Cornelis Johannes George Spoelstra Jr....
, writer (born 7 February 1901, in ZwolleZwolleZwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
- died 26 June 1994 in Hoenderloo) - Evert Jan Harmsen, politician BoerenpartijFarmers' Party (Netherlands)The Farmers' Party was a Dutch agrarian political party, with a strong conservative outlook and a populist appeal. The BP was the first anti-establishment party elected into the Dutch House of Representatives after the Second World War.-Foundation:The precise foundation date of the BP is not known...
(born 22 July 1930, in SteenderenSteenderenSteenderen is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.- Population centres :*Baak*Bronkhorst*Olburgen*Rha*Steenderen*Toldijk- External links :**...
- died 23 October 2005, in Hoenderloo)
Sports and recreation
The village is located along the European hiking route E11, locally known as the Marskramerpad or Handelsweg. The E11 runs all the way from Den Haag to the east, at the present time all the way to the border between PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. The town's football club is s.v. Beatrix.