Erlecom

Hamlet in Gelderland, Netherlands
51°51′07″N 5°57′42″E / 51.85194°N 5.96167°E / 51.85194; 5.96167CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityBerg en DalArea
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 • Total3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)Elevation
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13 m (43 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total150 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
6577[1]
Dialing code024

Erlecom is a hamlet[3][4] in the Dutch municipality of Berg en Dal, in the province of Gelderland.

Erlecom was first mentioned between 800 and 850 as Adelrichheim, and means "settlement of Adelrik".[5] Erlecom was a heerlijkheid until the French period (1806).[4] The castle De Kleverburg was first mentioned in 1343, and disappeared in a flood in the late-18th century. There were brickworks in Erlecom during the 19th century. In 1840, it was home to 202 people.[3]

  • Farm in Erlecom
    Farm in Erlecom
  • Konik horses near the Waal
    Konik horses near the Waal
  • House in Erlecom
    House in Erlecom

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6577JA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Erlecom". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "De geschiedenis van een Heerlijkheid". Erlecom.info (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Erlecom - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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