Stroe is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Barneveld, between the towns of Barneveld and Apeldoorn.[3]
Stroe is located on the railway line between these two towns, but the railway station closed in 1944.[4]
History
It was first mentioned in 1296 as "Wlfumdus de Struode", and means "swamp with overgrowth".[5] In 1840, it was home to 122 people. In 1966, a village house was opened in Stroe.[6] In 1951, the army base Wittenberg was constructed near Stroe. In 1978, it was renamed Major-General Koot Barracks after Henri Koot.[7]
Gallery
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Farm in Stroe -
Former railway station -
Long haired soldiers sleeping outside in protest (1973) -
Forest near Stroe
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3776LM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Station Stroe". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Stroe - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Stroe". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "De Generaal-majoor Kootkazerne is vijftig jaar later nog altijd in gebruik" (in Dutch). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.