title: Montferland
text: # Montferland
  
  Montferland (Dutch pronunciation: (listen)) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Bergh and Didam.
  
  ## Population centres
  
  Formerly part of Bergh municipality:
  
  * Azewijn
  * Beek
  * Braamt
  * Kilder
  * Lengel
  * Loerbeek
  * 's-Heerenberg
  * Stokkum
  * Vethuizen
  * Wijnbergen
  * Zeddam
  
  Formerly part of Didam municipality:
  
  * Didam
  * Greffelkamp
  * Holthuizen
  * Loil
  * Nieuw-Dijk
  * Oud-Dijk
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * St Martin's church in Beek
  * Didam church
  * Kilder church
  * Huis Bergh castle in 's-Heerenberg
  * Düffels Möl in Stokkum
  * Windmill in Zeddam village
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Willem IV van den Bergh (1537 in 's-Heerenberg – 1586) Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen
  * Herman van den Bergh (1558 in 's-Heerenberg – 1611) a Dutch soldier in the Eighty Years' War
  * Mechteld ten Ham (died 25 July 1605) an alleged Dutch witch in the city of 's-Heerenberg
  * Everard Ter Laak (1868 in Didam - 1931) a Dutch Roman Catholic missionary in China
  * Jozef Rulof (1898 in 's-Heerenberg – 1952) a Dutch author and psychic and trance medium or spirit medium
  * Jos Som (born 1951 in Didam) a Dutch politician deputy Mayor of Didam
  * Ernie Brandts (born 1956 in Nieuw-Dijk) a Dutch football manager and former player with 452 club caps
  * Geert-Jan Derksen (born 1975 in Didam) a Dutch rower, silver medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  