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Geography
Beltrum is a small village in the region called Achterhoek in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Achterhoek is a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Gelderland ( English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country
Religion
Most people of the village belong to the catholic parish 'Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming' which was founded with the building of a parish church in 1853. Before they were mainly oriented at the catholic Calixtuskerk, a church in Groenlo. Groenlo is a City in the Municipality of Oost Gelre, situated in the Eastern part of the Netherlands on the German
Politics
Before the 19th century Beltrum was part of the Stad en Heerlijkheid Borculo. From about 1800 until 1819 it was an independent municipality. After this short independent period it became a buurtschap or part of Eibergen. Eibergen is a former Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands in an area called Achterhoek. Nowadays Beltrum belongs to the municipality of Berkelland. Berkelland ( is a municipality in the Netherlands province of Gelderland.
Sports
Sports in beltrum is organized in community clubs. The biggest of them is the 'RKSC VIOS' (Roman Catholic Sports Club VIOS). Within this organisation people can be part of one of the following sections, soccer, gymnastics, handball, volleyball or tug-of-war. Besides VIOS there is a tennis club and a sports rifle club.
References
Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
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