Brummen

Brummen
Municipality
Square in Brummen

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Brummen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 52°5′N 6°9′E / 52.083°N 6.150°E / 52.083; 6.150Coordinates: 52°5′N 6°9′E / 52.083°N 6.150°E / 52.083; 6.150
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Alex van Hedel (VVD)
Area[2]
 • Total 85.01 km2 (32.82 sq mi)
 • Land 83.97 km2 (32.42 sq mi)
 • Water 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 10 m (30 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 20,771
 • Density 247/km2 (640/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Brummenaar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 6960–6975, 7399
Area code 0575
Website www.brummen.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Brummen, June 2015

Brummen ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands.

Brummen has a small railway station - Brummen railway station on the line between Zutphen and Arnhem. The village is situated about 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Zutphen, no farther than 1.5 km from the IJssel river. About two kilometers west of the village, on the edge of the Veluwe forest area, lies the Engelenburg resort, a castle-like house. It is in use as a hotel for golf players and has a 9-hole golf-link.

Population centres

  • Brummen
  • Eerbeek (the largest village in the municipality)
  • Empe (which has a small railway station on the line Apeldoorn-Zutphen)
  • Hall with an interesting chapel dating from the Middle Ages
  • Leuvenheim
  • Oeken
  • Tonden
  • Voorstonden

Transportation

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Brummen is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeesters en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Brummen. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6971BV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "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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