Silvolde

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Silvolde
province Gelderland Gelderland
local community Flag of the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek Oude IJsselstreek
Area
 - land
 - water 		11.98  km 2
11.98 km 2
0 km 2
Residents 5,385 (Jan 1, 2017)
Coordinates 51 ° 55 '  N , 6 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 55 '  N , 6 ° 23'  E
Important traffic route N317 N818
prefix 0315
Postcodes 5051, 6931, 6952, 7005, 7021, 7054, 7061, 7064-7065, 7071, 7081, 7083
Location of Silvolde in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek
Location of Silvolde in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreekTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map
Market square Silvolde with Protestant church tower
The still operational Gerritsens Molen from 1856

Silvolde is a village in the Dutch municipality of Oude IJsselstreek ( Achterhoek in the province of Gelderland ). As of January 1, 2017, it has 5,385 inhabitants and borders directly on the small town of Terborg . The Oude IJssel flows south .

The Catholic village, which is called Zillewold during the carnival , is said to have a flourishing club life. A recurring event is the so-called daklozenfeest ("homeless festival "). The Almende College is of supra-local importance : The locatie Isala (Abitur and Fachabitur, havo / vwo) and the locatie Bluemers (secondary school level, vmbo) are located in Silvolde .

History and name

The name Silvolde was first mentioned in 1188. It may come from suli , a Germanic word for a house made up of one room, and wold , ground with bushes. Alternative explanations refer to the nearby IJssel ( Isala ) and wold (forest) flowing by .

When it was first mentioned in 1188, Silvolde belonged to the Archbishopric of Cologne until 1247.

Web links

Commons : Silvolde  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 20, 2018 (Dutch)