Lochem

Lochem is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, the municipality merged with the municipality of Gorssel.

Population centres
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 -

The city of Lochem
Lochem, 18 km 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").