Oost Gelre
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.
Oost Gelre | |
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 Monumental post office in Groenlo | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg.png) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°59′N 6°34′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Annette Bronsvoort (PvdA) |
| 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 (January 2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 29,704 |
| • Density | 271/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7130–7141, 7263 |
| Area code | 0544 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
- Eefsele
- Groenlo
- Harreveld
- Lichtenvoorde
- Lievelde
- Mariënvelde
- Vragender
- Zieuwent
- Zwolle (Gelderland)
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oost Gelre, June 2015
Notable people
Sander Boschker, 2008
- Willem Maurits Bruyninck (1689 in Lichtenvoorde - ??) the 25th Governor of Ceylon
- Marco Blaauw (born 1965 in Lichtenvoorde) a Dutch trumpeter
- Tom Holkenborg (born 1967 in Lichtenvoorde) aka Junkie XL is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer and engineer [5]
- Menno Veldhuis (born 1974 in Groenlo) a Dutch artist
- Tjitske Siderius (born 1981 in Groenlo) a Dutch politician
- Thomas Puskailer (born 1981 in Lichtenvoorde) a Dutch-born Slovak singer and songwriter
Sport
- Sander Boschker (born 1970 in Lichtenvoorde) a Dutch former footballing goalkeeper with 555 club caps
- Loes Gunnewijk (born 1980 in Groenlo) a former professional Dutch racing cyclist, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Gallery
Grolle market
Lechtenvoorde darp
Zieuwent, kerk.jpg)
Groenlo
Achtkante beltmolen van opzij gefotografeerd
References
- "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oost Gelre. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- "Postcodetool for 7131CM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- IMDb Database retrieved 23 September 2019
External links
- Official website
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