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Bronckhorst
Municipality
Vorden Castle
Vorden Castle
Flag of Bronckhorst
Flag
 Coat of arms of Bronckhorst
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Bronckhorst in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1 January 2005
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 286.42 km2 (110.59 sq mi)
 • Land 283.56 km2 (109.48 sq mi)
 • Water 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 36,833
 • Density 130/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 6900, 7000 and 7200 ranges
Area code 0313, 0314, 0575
Gem-Bronckhorst-OpenTopo
Dutch Topographic map of Bronckhorst, June 2015

Bronckhorst (pronounced [ˈbrɔŋkɦɔrst]) is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005. The municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled the area.

The seat of the municipality is Hengelo.

Population centres

Keppel

Keppel received city rights in 1404.

Gallery

  • Bronkhorst, kapel RM34548 IMG 3927 2020-03-31 15.59

    Bronkhorst, chapel

  • Hengelo, de Remigiuskerk RM21506 in straatzicht foto4 2015-08-20 15.52

    Hengelo, church (de Remigiuskerk) in the street

  • Laag Keppel, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk GM1876wiki185 IMG 3436 2020-03-22 14.15

    Laag Keppel, reformed church

  • Halle, de Hervormde kerk GM1876wikinr68 IMG 1955 2018-04-06 13.59

    Halle, reformed church

  • Baak, de Sint-Martinuskerk RM34529 IMG 4817 2020-04-19 12.41

    Baak, church: the Sint-Martinuskerk

  • Steenderen, de Bronkhorster Molen RM34543 IMG 5874 2020-06-01 09.33

    Steenderen, windmill: de Bronkhorster Molen

  • Wittebrink, de Wittebrinkse Molen RM40413 IMG 1946 2018-04-06 13.11

    Wittebrink, windmill: de Wittebrinkse Molen

  • Tussen Olburgen en Doesburg, het Zwarte Schaar bij inlaatwerk 4028 IMG 3943 2020-03-31 17.06

    between Olburgen and Doesburg, the Zwarte Schaar near inlaatwerk 4028

Notable people

D66 voorzitter Zeevalking, Bestanddeelnr 931-6145
Henk Zeevalking, 1981
  • Henrica Iliohan (1850 in Vorden – 1921) a Dutch-born American woman suffragist
  • Henk Zeevalking (1922 in Laag-Keppel – 2005) a Dutch politician and co-founder of the Democrats 66 (D66)
  • Prof Jan Remmelink (1922 in Zelhem - 2003) was Attorney General of the High Council of the Netherlands 1968/1989
  • Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950 in Hengelo) a Dutch politician

Sport

  • Leo Klein Gebbink (born 1968 in Zelhem) a former field hockey midfield player
  • Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born 1983 in Voor-Drempt) a Dutch professional footballer with over 450 club caps
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