# Bergentheim > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bergentheim > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bergentheim.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergentheim > Source revision: 1357013210 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox settlement | name = Bergentheim | settlement_type = [Village](/source/Village) | other_name = | native_name = Banthum | native_name_lang = | image_skyline = Hardenberg-Bergentheim,_de_Wiekebrugge_IMG_1261_2022-05-08_12.18|300px | image_caption = Bergentheim Bridge | image_flag = | image_shield = | pushpin_map = Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_caption = Location in province of [Overijssel](/source/Overijssel) in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [Overijssel](/source/Overijssel) | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = [Hardenberg](/source/Hardenberg) | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7691AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 14 March 2022 |archive-date = 21 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |url-status = dead }} | elevation_m = 9 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 19.56 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=14 March 2022}} | population_total = 3,460 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | timezone = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = [Postal code](/source/List_of_postal_codes_in_the_Netherlands) | postal_code = 7691 | area_code_type = [Dialing code](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Netherlands) | area_code = 0523 | coordinates = {{coord|52|31|35|N|6|36|50|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}} }} '''Bergentheim''' ([Dutch Low Saxon](/source/Dutch_Low_Saxon): ''Banthum'') is a village in the municipality of [Hardenberg](/source/Hardenberg), [the Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). Located between the [Almelo](/source/Almelo)-De Haandrik canal and the [Zwolle](/source/Zwolle)-[Emmen](/source/Emmen%2C_Netherlands) railway, the town used to have a railway station, but it was closed in 1975 and demolished in August 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.stationsweb.com/station.asp?station=bergentheim |title=Bergentheim |website=Stationsweb |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}} ==Overview== thumb|210x210px|The church of Bergentheim The village was first mentioned in 1381-1383 as Bergenthem. The etymology is unclear, because it has always contained a "t".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/oudbergentheim#berkelplaatsnamen |title=Oud-Bergentheim - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}} Around 1835, a [peat](/source/peat) excavation concession was obtained by I.A. van Royen. A small settlement with a school, church, shop and pub appeared at the intersection of two canals.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu03_01/sten009monu03_01_0024.php |title=Bergentheim |author=Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove |year=1998 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9200 1 |language=nl |access-date=14 March 2022}} In 1840, it was home to 243 people.{{cite web |url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bergentheim |title=Bergentheim |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=5 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105170253/https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bergentheim |url-status=dead }} In 1905, a railway station opened in Bergentheim, closing in 1975. ==Industry== Bergentheim used to have a large bread factory, which was established just after [World War II](/source/World_War_II) by the Schipper family, known as the NOH (Noord Oost Hoek) bakkerijen, and later Bakkersland. It closed in 2005. Nowadays, the area's major employers are the Lensen Toppoint industry for writing instruments and promotional items, and the local [Wavin](/source/Wavin) factory. == Notable people == * [Kyra Lamberink](/source/Kyra_Lamberink) (born 1996), track cyclist{{cite news|url=https://www.destentor.nl/hardenberg/baanwielrenster-kyra-lamberink-uit-bergentheim-ziet-doorzettingsvermogen-beloond-met-goud-op-ek~a80bd563/ |title=Baanwielrenster Kyra Lamberink uit Bergentheim ziet doorzettingsvermogen beloond met goud op EK |website=De Stentor |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}} * [Arne Slot](/source/Arne_Slot) (born 1978), professional football coach, former head coach of [Liverpool F.C.](/source/Liverpool_F.C.){{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Arne Slot to become Liverpool FC's new head coach - Liverpool FC |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/arne-slot-become-liverpool-fcs-new-head-coach |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.liverpoolfc.com |language=en}} == References == {{Commons category|position=left}} {{Dutch municipality Hardenberg}} {{Authority control}} Category:Populated places in Overijssel Category:Hardenberg --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bergentheim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergentheim) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergentheim?action=history)). 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