Broekland

Broekland is a village in the municipality of Raalte, located in the Dutch province of Overijssel. Broekland has 1,170 inhabitants and is situated in the Salland region, between Raalte, Wijhe, and Olst. In 1911, the Roman Catholic parish of Broekland was split off from the parish of Boerhaar. In both places, a church was subsequently built designed by Hermanus Kroes. In 1912, the consecration of the Broekland Marcellinus Church took place. The village began to develop around the church. Until then, it was nothing more than a low-lying area with a few farms, surrounded by hawthorn hedges and/or wooded strips. In 1911, a farmer with entrepreneurial spirit and foresight built a grocery store/café right next to the site where the new church was planned. Directly opposite the church, a shop combined with a coffee house was then built.

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