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Oost Gelre
Monumental post office in Groenlo
Monumental post office in Groenlo
Flag of Oost Gelre
Flag
Coat of arms of Oost Gelre
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Oost Gelre in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 110.12 km2 (42.52 sq mi)
 • Land 109.67 km2 (42.34 sq mi)
 • Water 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 29,657
 • Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7130–7141, 7263
Area code 0544

Oost Gelre is a municipality in the Achterhoek, in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, the municipalities Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde merged and formed the new municipality Oost Gelre, which was called Groenlo until 19 May 2006.

Population centres

  • Eefsele
  • Groenlo
  • Harreveld
  • Lichtenvoorde
  • Lievelde
  • Mariënvelde
  • Vragender
  • Zieuwent
  • Zwolle (Gelderland)

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oost Gelre, June 2015

Notable people

Arts

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Suzan & Freek, popular musical duo were both born in Oost-Gelre.
  • Marco Blaauw (born 1965 in Lichtenvoorde), trumpeter
  • Peter Beets (grew up in Groenlo), jazz pianist
  • Esther Rots (born 1972 in Groenlo), film director
  • Menno Veldhuis (born 1974 in Groenlo), artist
  • Thomas Puskailer (born 1981 in Lichtenvoorde), Dutch-born Slovak singer and songwriter
  • Suzan Stortelder (born 1992 in Ziewent), singer and one half of Suzan & Freek
  • Freek Rikkerink (born 1993 in Harreveld), singer and one half of Suzan & Freek

Sport

  • Hans Smees (born 1970 in Harreveld), retired motorcycle racer
  • Sander Boschker (born 1970 in Lichtenvoorde), retired goalkeeper with 555 club caps
  • Tristan Hoffman (born 1970 in Groenlo), retired road racing cyclist
  • Dave Bus (born 1978 in Lichtenvoorde), football defender
  • Joost Wichman (born 1978 in Lichtenvoorde), mountainbiker and former world champion
  • Loes Gunnewijk (born 1980 in Groenlo), former professional Dutch racing cyclist, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Anneke Beerten (born 1982 in Mariënvelde), mountain cyclist
  • Hidde Jurjus (born 1994 in Lichtenvoorde), footballer

Theology

  • Herman Herbers (born 1540 or 1544 in Groenlo), theologian and pastor

Gallery

See also

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