Talk:Bronkhorst/Sources

The following statements in the article are corroborated by the indicated sources.
 * It is possible that in the 7th century AD farmers settled on the hill, a refuge amidst the low-lying fertile clay. [5]
 * Bronkhorst used to be a "heerlijkheid" (domain) governed by a "heer" (lord). [1]
 * Earliest known Lord of Bronkhorst was Gijsbert of Bronkhorst, first mentioned in 1140. [2]
 * Last old Bronkhorst, Joost, died in 1553. [2]
 * Domain then fell to the widow of Georg of Limburg. [3]
 * Castle on hill first mentioned in a 14th century document. [4]
 * Castle with a keep and associated buildings, surrounded by a thick wall and a wide moat. [4]
 * Sieged several times, notably in 1582, when after nine months Dutch troops captured the castle, occupied by the Spanish. [4]
 * Castle changed hands many times, until last owner, a merchant, had it demolished in 1828. [4]
 * In a document dated March 13 1482 (unknown which calendar) Gijsbert VII, Lord of Bronkhorst granted city rights to the inhabitants of the village Bronkhorst. Concretely this meant, among other things, that they were given limited self-government and were allowed to administer the law to some extent. [5]
 * 171 inhabitants on January 1st 2006. [6]

Sources:
 * [1] Van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen, E.J. van (1965). Bronkhorst &mdash; korte historie van stad en heerlijkheid, p. 14–15. Zutphen: Walburg Pers. ISBN 9060114965.
 * [2] Ibidem, p. 17–28.
 * [3] Ibidem, p. 29–36.
 * [4] Ibidem, p. 45–52.
 * [5] Ibidem, p. 63–78.
 * [6] www.bronckhorst.nl, consulted on August 6 2006.