Lochem
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°10′N 6°25′E / 52.167°N 6.417°E / 52.167; 6.417
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Area(2006)
• Total	216.02 km2 (83.41 sq mi)
• Land	213.31 km2 (82.36 sq mi)
• Water	2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
• Total	32,834
• Density	154/km2 (400/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Lochem is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. it is also the Hebrew word for soldier or warrior. On 1 January 2005, the municipality merged with the municipality of Gorssel.

Population centres [link]

Small hamlets are printed in italics.

• Barchem
• Laren, Gelderland
• Lochem

Formerly in Gorssel:

• Almen
• Eefde (immediately north of Zutphen)
• Epse ( near the A1{Amsterdam - Berlin} motorway)
• Gorssel
• Harfsen

Lochem railway station - Railway Zutphen to Oldenzaal (line 73): Zutphen - Lochem - Goor (mun. Hof van Twente) - Delden (ditto) - Hengelo - Oldenzaal.

The city of Lochem [link]

Lochem, 18 km (11 mi) east of Zutphen, received city rights in 1233. Until the 17th century, it was often besieged and burnt down. After 1700, it became a small market town for the farmers in its surroundings.

The village of Laren (Gelderland) has a castle called Verwolde. In summer, guided tours of this castle are organized for tourists. On its estate there is a tree, said to be the thickest tree in the Netherlands ( "de dikke boom van Verwolde").

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  Lochem, former town hall

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  Lochem, church: de Gudulakerk

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  Lochem, church: de Witte Kerk

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  Lochem, street-corner: Nieuwstad-Graaf Ottoweg

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  Lochem, monumental house on the Markt

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  Lochem, monumental house at 't Ei

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  Zwiep, windmill: de Zwiepse molen

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  Lochem, bridge across Twentekanaal

External links [link]

• Official Website

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Coordinates: 52°10′N 6°25′E / 52.167°N 6.417°E / 52.167; 6.417

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