Harskamp

Harskamp is a village in the municipality of Ede in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.

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Harskamp
Village
Church in Harskmap
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Coordinates: 52°08′N 5°45′E / 52.133°N 5.750°E / 52.133; 5.750
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Ede
Area [1]
• Total	35.72 km2 (13.79 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,545
• Density	99.24/km2 (257.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6732[1]
Dialing code	0318
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It was first mentioned in 1333 as Hoerscampe, and means "horse camp".^[3] In 1840, it was home to 268 people.^[4] In 1896, a shooting range was built in the village^[5] which turned in to the military base Harskamp.^[3] The Rehoboth Church was built in 1928.^[5]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6732AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Harskamp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
4. ^ "Harskamp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
5. ^ ^{a b} Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Harskamp" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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