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Stroe, Gelderland
Place in Gelderland, Netherlands

Stroe is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Barneveld, between the towns of Barneveld and Apeldoorn.

Stroe is located on the railway line between these two towns, but the railway station closed in 1944.

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History

It was first mentioned in 1296 as "Wlfumdus de Struode", and means "swamp with overgrowth".3 In 1840, it was home to 122 people. In 1966, a village house was opened in Stroe.4 In 1951, the army base Wittenberg was constructed near Stroe. In 1978, it was renamed Major-General Koot Barracks after Henri Koot [nl].5

References

  1. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

  2. "Station Stroe". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022. http://www.stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=Stroe

  3. "Stroe - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022. https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/stroe

  4. "Stroe". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022. https://www.plaatsengids.nl/stroe

  5. "De Generaal-majoor Kootkazerne is vijftig jaar later nog altijd in gebruik" (in Dutch). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022. https://www.gelderlander.nl/home/de-generaal-majoor-kootkazerne-is-vijftig-jaar-later-nog-altijd-in-gebruik~aa44840e/