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Bronckhorst

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

Coordinates: 52°3′N 6°18′E / 52.050°N 6.300°E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Established1 January 2005[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMarianne Besselink (PvdA)
Area

• Total

286.42 km2 (110.59 sq mi)
 • Land283.50 km2 (109.46 sq mi)
 • Water2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation43 m (141 ft)
Population

 (January 2021)[6]

• Total

36,087
 • Density127/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode

Parts of 6900, 7000 and 7200 ranges

Area code0313, 0314, 0575
Websitewww.bronckhorst.nl
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.

Keppel received city rights in 1404.

  • Bronkhorst, chapel

    Bronkhorst, chapel

  • Hengelo, church (de Remigiuskerk) in the street

    Hengelo, church (de Remigiuskerk) in the street

  • Laag Keppel, reformed church

    Laag Keppel, reformed church

  • Halle, reformed church

    Halle, reformed church

  • Baak, church: the Sint-Martinuskerk

    Baak, church: the Sint-Martinuskerk

  • Steenderen, windmill: de Bronkhorster Molen

    Steenderen, windmill: de Bronkhorster Molen

  • Wittebrink, windmill: de Wittebrinkse Molen

    Wittebrink, windmill: de Wittebrinkse Molen

  • between Olburgen and Doesburg, the Zwarte Schaar near inlaatwerk 4028

    between Olburgen and Doesburg, the Zwarte Schaar near inlaatwerk 4028

Henk Zeevalking, 1981
  • 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
  1. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2005" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2005]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Samenstelling en taakverdeling" [Members and tasks] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bronckhorst. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Postcodetool for 7255KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Bronkhorst Algemeen". Natuurlijk Achterhoek. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.