The municipality of Montferland

Tourism

The 35,000 residents of the municipality of Montferland are scattered over seventeen villages. The most well-known is Braamt which has grown into a tourist town. Among other things, it has the Landal Greenpark , a Dutch holiday park where tourists can rent a holiday home. It contains Palestra, a sauna, thermae and beauty complex in Greek style.

Nearby you can find amusement park Het Land van Jan Klaassen, named after the most famous puppet show character of the Netherlands. Furthermore you can find the Outdoorcentrum [Outdoor centre] Markant and recreation pool Stroombroek (with waterski track) on the edge of the Montferland hills.

The Montferland hills are ancient lateral moraines which are heavily wooded. Everywhere in the municipality you can find hotels and restaurants as a welcome break from a walk in the woods, jogging trip, mountainbike ride or a journey in a covered wagon. From days gone by Montferland has a number of beautiful estates such as ’t Loo and De Byvanck. Apart from that, here stands the Torenmolen, the oldest mill still in operation in the Netherlands.

The city ’s-Heerenberg is commonly called a “jewel of a city”. Showpiece is the Castle Huis Bergh and also the beautiful city hall. The Pancratiuskerk and the Munt are also worth a visit .

The village Didam is the second largest place in Montferland. An important tourist attraction is the Gelders Schuttersmuseum [Militia Museum] . Each year in July Didam celebrates the Schuttersfeest .

Also worthwhile are recreation area The Nevelhorst, the Dunselman house, the Albertus building and the Mariakerk [Maria church]. And naturally the many Didam delicacies: Didam Torenkoek, Didam Punch, biscuits called ‘Wyfkes van Didam’ [wives of Didam] and a small cheese which is simply called the “Didammertje”.

Economic activity

The municipality of Montferland has direct connections to the highways A12 and A18. From this border community you can easily reach the German highways A1 and A3. It is a perfect operating base for businesses. There are five industrial estates: Fluun and Kollenburg in Didam, Matjeskolk in Loerbeek, and Het Hoor and Immenhorst in ’s-Heerenberg.

In the near future a Euregional industrial estate will be developed on the border. This will profit strongly from the proximity of the German city Emmerich which has railway connections and a harbour with a container terminal. The municipality of Montferland wishes to intensify the cooperation with Emmerich.

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