- Vorden
Vorden is a former
municipality and a town in the easternNetherlands , about 10 kilometres south-east of Zutphen. On January 1, 2005 the municipality merged with Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Hengelo en Zelhem, to form the new municipalityBronckhorst .The town of Vorden
The name 'Vorden' occurred for the first time in documents from 1121 AD. The town has long had a predominantly agricultural function. At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century this started to change, when some industry and self-employed started to flourish. Vorden is known for its eight castles: Vorden (that served as town-hall), Onstein, Medler, Hackfort, Kieftskamp, Wierse, Wildenborg and Den Bramel.
Vorden has got a train station on the railway between
Zutphen andWinterswijk .External links
* [http://www.vorden.nl Official website]
* [http://vorden.startpagina.nl Startpage with everything about this town]
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