Lochem: Achterhoek Town on the Berkel River
City rights since 1233 and scars from the Eighty Years' War mark Lochem as one of the Achterhoek's older towns. The Berkel river flows through and parts of the medieval moat remain visible. About 12,360 residents live in and around the compact centre where the late-Gothic Grote Kerk stands at the Markt.
The Lochemse Berg, a wooded hill to the north, is one of the highest points in the Achterhoek and popular for walking. The surrounding landscape features gentle hills, mixed farmland, and country estates. Gorssel, a village within the gemeente, has an artistic community and gallery scene.
Tourism, small manufacturing, and agriculture sustain the local economy. Zutphen is about 15 kilometres west, Deventer roughly 20 kilometres northwest, and Borculo approximately 12 kilometres east.
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City rights since 1233 and scars from the Eighty Years' War mark Lochem as one of the Achterhoek's older towns. The Berkel river flows through and parts of the medieval moat remain visible. About 12,360 residents live in and around the compact centre where the late-Gothic Grote Kerk stands at the Markt.
The Lochemse Berg, a wooded hill to the north, is one of the highest points in the Achterhoek and popular for walking. The surrounding landscape features gentle hills, mixed farmland, and country estates. Gorssel, a village within the gemeente, has an artistic community and gallery scene.
Tourism, small manufacturing, and agriculture sustain the local economy. Zutphen is about 15 kilometres west, Deventer roughly 20 kilometres northwest, and Borculo approximately 12 kilometres east.
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