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Gennep
Municipality
View over Gennep
View over Gennep
Flag of Gennep
Flag
 Coat of arms of Gennep
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Gennep in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 50.42 km2 (19.47 sq mi)
 • Land 47.71 km2 (18.42 sq mi)
 • Water 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 17,277
 • Density 362/km2 (940/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Gennepenaar, Genneper
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6590–6599
Area code 0485
Gem-Gennep-OpenTopo
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Gennep, June 2015

Gennep (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛnəp]) is a municipality and a city in upper southeastern Netherlands. It lies in the very northern part of the province of Limburg, 18 km south of Nijmegen. Furthermore, it lies on the right bank of the Meuse river, and south of the forest of the Klever Reichswald. The municipality of Gennep has 17,277 inhabitants (2014).

The Niers river flows into the Meuse in Gennep.

Population centres

  • Aaldonk
  • Dam
  • De Looi
  • Diekendaal
  • Gennep
  • Heijen
  • Hekkens
  • Milsbeek
  • Ottersum
  • Smele
  • Ven-Zelderheide
  • Zelder

The city of Gennep

Gennep was the title of a comital family, known descendants of which are the famous Saint Norbert of Gennep and William of Gennep, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.

Gennep probably received city rights in 1371. However, it remains unclear whether these city rights have really been assigned to Gennep, as the supposed documents burned during a fire in the townhall of Gennep at the end of the 16th century. Gennep lies about 18 kilometres (11 miles) southeast of Nijmegen.

In 2001, Gennep had 8306 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.11 square kilometres (0.81 sq mi), and contained 3124 residences.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

Twin towns — Sister cities

Gennep is twinned with:

Notable people

  • Norbert of Xanten, Catholic priest and ascetic, was born in Gennep
  • Marcel van Grunsven (1896 in Gennep - 1969) Mayor of Heerlen from 1926 to 1961
  • Theo Blankenaauw (1923 in Gennep – 2011) a Dutch track cyclist, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Gallery

  • Gennep, de Sint Martinuskerk foto3 2016-03-26 15.40

    Gennep, church: de Sint Martinuskerk

  • Stadhuisgennep

    Gennep, former town hall

View of the river Meuse, between Gennep and Ottersum
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