About the town » 's-Heerenberg, Gemeente Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands


's-Heerenberg is a city on the Dutch-German border, in the Province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It is located about 5 km north of the German Emmerich, and about 12 km south of Doetinchem. It received city rights in 1379. 's-Heerenberg is the location of one the most important castles of the Netherlands: Huis Bergh. The Huis Bergh contains a panel of the Archangel Gabriel from the famous altar piece Maestà by Duccio. Until 1821, 's-Heerenberg was a separate municipality; it then became a part of Bergh. It is now a part of Montferland. The annual Montferland Run road running competition is held in 's-Heerenberg every December. The race has been previously won by world-class runners like Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele and Lornah Kiplagat.

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's-Heerenberg
Gemeente Montferland
Gelderland
Netherlands
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