Almen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is in the municipality Lochem, about 7 km east of the city of Zutphen.
It was first mentioned in 1188 as Almen, and means "settlement near elm trees".[3] Castle Ehze was built around 1300. It was destroyed during the Dutch Revolt and rebuilt in 1647. In 1816, it was demolished and replaced by an estate in 1831.[4] In 1840, it was home to 456 people.[5]
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Estate Groot Have -
Castle Ehze (1743-1745) -
Bridge over the Twentekanaal -
Farms in Almen
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
Three entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7218AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Almen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "De Ehze". Kastelen in Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Almen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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