Harderwijk
Sign in to save255px|thumb|Dutch Topographic map of Harderwijk (town), March 2014 Harderwijk (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city of the Netherlands. It is served by the Harderwijk railway station. Its population centres are Harderwijk and Hierden. Harderwijk is on the western boundary of the Veluwe. The southeastern half of the municipality is largely forests.
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Harderwijk is a Dutch city and municipality located on the western edge of the Veluwe region, with two main population centers at Harderwijk and Hierden. The municipality is connected by railway and features forests covering much of its southeastern half.
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255px|thumb|Dutch Topographic map of Harderwijk (town), March 2014 Harderwijk (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city of the Netherlands. It is served by the Harderwijk railway station. Its population centres are Harderwijk and Hierden. Harderwijk is on the western boundary of the Veluwe. The southeastern half of the municipality is largely forests.
== History == Harderwijk received city rights from Count Otto II of Guelders in 1231. A defensive wall surrounding the city was completed by the end of that century. The oldest part of the city is near where the streets Hoogstraat and Grote Poortstraat now are. Around 1315 the city was expanded southwards, which included the construction of what is now called the Grote Kerk (Great Church). A second, northward expansion took place around 1425.