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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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Municipality | |
 Monumental post office in Groenlo | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°59′N 6°34′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Annette Bronsvoort (PvdA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.44 km2 (42.64 sq mi) |
| • Land | 109.93 km2 (42.44 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 29,704 |
| • Density | 270/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
Arts
- Marco Blaauw (born 1965 in Lichtenvoorde), trumpeter
- Tom Holkenborg (born 1967 in Lichtenvoorde) aka Junkie XL, composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer and engineer [5]
- Peter Beets (grew up in Groenlo), jazz pianist
- Esther Rots (born 1972 in Groenlo), film director
- Menno Veldhuis (born 1974 in Groenlo), artist
- Thomas Puskailer (born 1981 in Lichtenvoorde), Dutch-born Slovak singer and songwriter
- Suzan Stortelder (born 1992 in Ziewent), singer and one half of Suzan & Freek
- Freek Rikkerink (born 1993 in Harreveld), singer and one half of Suzan & Freek
Politics
- Willem Maurits Bruyninck (1689 in Lichtenvoorde - ??), the 25th Governor of Ceylon
- Tjitske Siderius (born 1981 in Groenlo), Dutch politician
Sport
- Hans Smees (born 1970 in Harreveld), retired motorcycle racer
- Sander Boschker (born 1970 in Lichtenvoorde), retired goalkeeper with 555 club caps
- Tristan Hoffman (born 1970 in Groenlo), retired road racing cyclist
- Dave Bus (born 1978 in Lichtenvoorde), football defender
- Joost Wichman (born 1978 in Lichtenvoorde), mountainbiker and former world champion
- Loes Gunnewijk (born 1980 in Groenlo), former professional Dutch racing cyclist, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Anneke Beerten (born 1982 in Mariënvelde), mountain cyclist
- Hidde Jurjus (born 1994 in Lichtenvoorde), footballer
Theology
- Herman Herbers (born 1540 or 1544 in Groenlo), theologian and pastor
Gallery
Groenlo, marketplace
Lichtenvoorde
Zieuwent, church
Groenlo
Windmill in Harreveld
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 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "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
Media related to Oost Gelre at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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