Montferland is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. It was created on January 1, 2005 from the former neighboring municipalities of Bergh and Didam.
Population centres
- Azewijn
- Beek
- Braamt
- Didam
- Greffelkamp
- 's-Heerenberg
- Holthuizen
- Kilder
- Lengel
- Loerbeek
- Loil
- Nieuw-Dijk
- Oud-Dijk
- Stokkum
- Vethuizen
- Wijnbergen
- Zeddam
's-Heerenberg
's-Heerenberg is a city on the Dutch-German border, about 3km north of Emmerich . It received city rights in 1379.
Loil
Loil is a village with a population of about 1,500 people. Located next to Didam and Nieuw-Dijk, it is part of the new municipality Montferland. Loil is known for its big celebration of carnival (second biggest parade in the Netherlands). Loil has an active social life, with a lot of sports clubs like football, volleyball (s.v. Loil, established in 1956). It also has a music organization (Amicitia, established in 1913) and a shooting club (Schutterij Loil-Vooruit). The village has an own windmill, a Roman Catholic parish church and an elementary school, named after Saint Joseph.
The first time Loil was mentioned in official papers was in 1178, although the name was Loel back then. Loil consists of mostly farmerland in a rural area.
Nieuw-Dijk
Nieuw-Dijk is a small village close to Germany, with a population of approximately 1600 people.
Nieuw-Dijk has its own Roman Catholic parish church and primary school, both named for Saint Anthony of Padua.
In 1926 a local football club was established, called the Sprinkhanen ("Grasshoppers").
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