Harderwijk
Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about municipality in Gelderland. For the village in the municipality of Opmeer, see Harderwijk, North Holland.
Harderwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦɑrdərˈʋɛik] ⓘ; Dutch Low Saxon: Harderwiek) is a municipality and city of the Netherlands.
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Harderwijk
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Coordinates: 52°21′N 5°37′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Harm-Jan van Schaik (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 48.27 km2 (18.64 sq mi) |
• Land | 38.89 km2 (15.02 sq mi) |
• Water | 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 48,726 |
• Density | 1,253/km2 (3,250/sq mi) |
Demonym | Harderwijker |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 3840–3849 |
Area code | 0341 |
Website | www |
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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.