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Lochem () is a city and municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Eastern Netherlands. In 2005, it merged with the municipality of Gorssel, retaining the name of Lochem. As of 2019, it had a population of 33,590.

Key facts

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Lochem
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City and municipality
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Lochem, Nieuwstad-Graaf Ottoweg foto5 2010-12-26 13.09.JPG
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City centre of Lochem
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Flag of Lochem.svg
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100x67px
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Coat of arms of Lochem.svg
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Map - NL - Municipality code 0262 (2009).svg
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Highlighted position of Lochem in a municipal map of Gelderland
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Location in Gelderland
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Country
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Netherlands
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Province
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Gelderland
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Municipal council
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GL
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Mayor

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
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  • Population centres
  • City of Lochem
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • History
  • Gallery
  • References
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Lochem () is a city and municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Eastern Netherlands. In 2005, it merged with the municipality of Gorssel, retaining the name of Lochem. As of 2019, it had a population of 33,590.

== Population centres == thumb|left|Topographic map of the municipality of Lochem, 2015 The city of Lochem is the municipality's main population centre. The hamlet of Barchem and Laren were already comprised in the municipality of Lochem before 2005. Formerly in the municipality of Gorssel, Almen, Eefde (immediately north of Zutphen), Epse and Gorssel itself became part of the municipality of Lochem, as well as the hamlet of Harfsen.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lochem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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