Didam
Town
City centre of Didam
Flag Coat of arms
Didam Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands Show map of Gelderland Didam Didam (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°56′N 6°08′E / 51.933°N 6.133°E / 51.933; 6.133
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Montferland
Area [1]
• Total	3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	12,010
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6942[1]
Dialing code	0316

Didam (locally, Diem) is a town in the Netherlands in the eastern part of Netherlands in the region of "De Achterhoek", province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Montferland about 18 km east of Arnhem, which is the capital of the province, and about 11 km west from Doetinchem.

History

People in Didam speak a dialect called "diems", and many people speak achterhoeks (which is the dialect of the region "Achterhoek") which is very similar to diems. These two dialect are part of the nedersaksies.

Didam was a separate municipality until 1 January 2005, when it merged with Bergh to create the new municipality of Montferland.^[3] The church is dedicated to St. Mary.

Transport

The Didam railway station was opened on 15 July 1885 and is located on the Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway line.

Notable people

• Everard Ter Laak (5 November 1868 – 5 May 1931), Dutch Roman Catholic missionary.
• Paul Peters (born 1942 in Roosteren), Dutch politician
• Jos Som (born 1951 in Didam), Dutch politician.
• Theo Rasing (born 1953 in Didam), Dutch professor of experimental physics.
• Ernie Brandts (born 1956 in Didam), Dutch football manager and former player.
• Geert Hammink (born 1969 in Didam), Dutch professional basketball player.
• Manfred Dikkers (born 1971 in Didam), Dutch drummer.
• Geert-Jan Derksen (born 1975 in Didam), Dutch rower.

Gallery

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  Didam railway station, 1973
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  Didam railway station in 2011
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  Didam, St. Mary church
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  Windmill Sint Martinus