Bronckhorst

Bronckhorst
Municipality
Vorden Castle

Flag
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 / 52.050; 6.300Coordinates: 52°3′N 6°18′E / 52.050°N 6.300°E / 52.050; 6.300
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1 January 2005[1]
Government[2]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Marianne Besselink (PvdA)
Area[3]
 • 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[4] 13 m (43 ft)
Population (August 2017)[5]
 • Total 36,405
 • Density 128/km2 (330/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
Website www.bronckhorst.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Bronckhorst, June 2015

Bronckhorst (pronounced [ˈbrɔŋkɦɔrst] ( listen)) 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 new municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled this area.

The seat of the municipality is Hengelo.

Population centres

Keppel

Keppel received city rights in 1404.

References

  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" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7255KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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