Lichtenvoorde
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Catholic St John church
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  Lichtenvoorde Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands Show map of Gelderland Lichtenvoorde Lichtenvoorde (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°59′17″N 6°34′11″E / 51.98806°N 6.56972°E / 51.98806; 6.56972 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Oost Gelre |
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| • Total | 11.49 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population
(2021)[1]
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| • Total | 12,910 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
7131 & 7132[1]
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| Dialing code | 0544 |
Lichtenvoorde is a town in the east of the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre.
Lichtenvoorde holds a flower parade (bloemencorso) every September at the start of its annual festival. The parade features floats covered in flowers (usually dahlias) in imaginative designs depicting a variety of themes.
Lichtenvoorde has a motorcross circuit on which international grands prix are held.
Lichtenvoorde was the name of a municipality that included the town and the villages of Lievelde, Zieuwent, Vragender and Harreveld, until 1 January 2005, when all were merged into the municipality of Oost Gelre.
Its inhabitants are known colloquially as keienslöppers (boulder draggers) due to a historic event. On 15 March 1874, 99 of the town's shoemakers dragged a 20 ton boulder a distance of around four kilometres to the marketplace to serve as a centerpiece for commemoration of King William III's silver jubilee, after 25 years on the country's throne. The boulder remains there to this day, topped by a stone lion holding the town's coat of arms.
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