Introduction
This article is about the Dutch town. For the Dutch footballer, see Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Municipality in Gelderland, NetherlandsBronckhorstMunicipalityVorden Castle
FlagCoat of armsLocation in GelderlandCoordinates: 52°3′N 6°18′E / 52.050°N 6.300°E / 52.050; 6.300CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandEstablished1 January 2005Government • BodyMunicipal council • MayorPatrick van Domburg (VVD)Area • Total286.42 km2 (110.59 sq mi) • Land283.50 km2 (109.46 sq mi) • Water2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)Elevation13 m (43 ft)Highest elevation43 m (141 ft)Population (January 2021) • Total36,087 • Density127/km2 (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)PostcodeParts of 6900, 7000 and 7200 rangesArea code0313, 0314, 0575Websitewww.bronckhorst.nl
Map of Bronckhorst, June 2015
Bronckhorst (pronounced [ˈbrɔŋkɦɔrst] ⓘ) 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 municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled the area.
The seat of the municipality is Hengelo.
Population centres
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Formerly in Hengelo:
Hengelo
Keijenborg
Noordink
Dunsborg
Bekveld
Gooi
Varssel
Veldhoek
Formerly in Hummelo en Keppel:
Achter-Drempt
Eldrik
Hoog-Keppel
Hummelo
Laag-Keppel
Voor-Drempt
Formerly in Vorden:
Delden
Kranenburg
Linde
Medler
Mossel
Veldwijk
Vierakker
Vorden
Wichmond
Wildenborch
Formerly in Zelhem:
De Meene
Halle
Halle-Heide
Halle-Nijman
Heidenhoek
Heurne
Oosterwijk
Velswijk
Wassinkbrink
Winkelshoek
Wittebrink
Zelhem
Formerly in Steenderen:
Baak
Bronkhorst
Olburgen
Rha
Steenderen
Toldijk
 
Keppel[edit]
Keppel received city rights in 1404.
Gallery
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Bronkhorst, chapel
Hengelo, church (de Remigiuskerk)
Laag Keppel, Reformed Church
Halle, Reformed Church
Baak church: Sint-Martinuskerk
Steenderen, windmill: de Bronkhorster Molen
Wittebrink, windmill: de Wittebrinkse Molen
The Zwarte Schaar, between Olburgen and Doesburg
Notable people
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Henk Zeevalking, 1981
Henrica Iliohan (1850 in Vorden – 1921) a Dutch-born American woman suffragist
Henk Zeevalking (1922 in Laag-Keppel – 2005) a Dutch politician and co-founder of the Democrats 66 (D66)
Prof Jan Remmelink (1922 in Zelhem – 2003) was Attorney General of the High Council of the Netherlands 1968/1989
Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950 in Hengelo) a Dutch politician
Sport[edit]
Leo Klein Gebbink (born 1968 in Zelhem) a former field hockey midfield player
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born 1983 in Voor-Drempt) a Dutch professional footballer with over 450 club caps
