Editing Lochem (section)

===City of Lochem===
Lochem, {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[Zutphen]], received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1233.<ref>[http://www.mijngelderland.nl/inhoud/canons/lochem/stad-lochem "Stad Lochem"], ''Mijn Gelderland''. Retrieved on 14 April 2017.</ref> Until the 17th century, it was often besieged and burnt down. After 1700, it became a small market town for the farmers in its surroundings.

The village of Laren has a castle called Huis Verwolde. In summer, guided tours of this castle are organised for tourists. On its estate there is a tree, said to be the thickest tree in the Netherlands ( "de dikke boom van Verwolde").