Renkum (village)
Renkum is the name of a village in the municipality of Renkum.
Renkum | |
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| Coordinates: 51°58′56″N 5°44′5″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Renkum |
| Population (01-05-2015) | 9,245[1] |
In the early days, the name of the village was written as Redinchem. In the 19th century, Renkum developed itself. There existed six paper mills, three water-cornmills and one water-oil mill. There were two factories, a treacle factory and a potato starch-flour factory.
During World War II, Renkum was involved in the Battle of Arnhem.[2][3][4]
Notable people from Renkum
- Derk Bolt (born 1955 in Renkum) a Dutch TV presenter, editor and producer [5]
- Kay van Dijk (born 1984 in Renkum) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Nol Hendriks (1937, born in Renkum), businessman and football executive
- Bjorn Stenvers (1972, grew up in Renkum), international museum director
- Xan de Waard (1995, born in Renkum), field hockey player
- Piet de Zwarte (1948, born in Renkum), water polo player
References
- http://www.renkum.nl/dsresource?type=pdf&objectid=7db67823-b73e-423f-b44c-ff8bd993206d&versionid=&subobjectname=
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R3qu1x4D7g
- http://liberationroute.nl/pays-bas/lieu-historique/the-landing-of-parachutists-and-gliders
- Kershaw, Robert (1990). It Never Snows In September. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2167-8.
- IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019
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