Bronckhorst
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| Bronckhorst | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Gelderland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 286.41 km² (110.6 sq mi) |
| - Land | 283.63 km² (109.5 sq mi) |
| - Water | 2.78 km² (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 37,779 |
| - Density | 133/km² (344.5/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Bronckhorst is the name of a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden, and Zelhem, on January 1, 2005. The new municipality is named after the medieval castle and family Bronckhorst in the municipality.
[edit] Population centres
Formerly in Hengelo:
- Hengelo: 4'700 residents
- Keijenborg: 1'200
- Noordink: 580
- Dunsborg: 500
- Bekveld en Gooi: 420
- Varssel: 390
- Veldhoek: 110
Formerly in Hummelo en Keppel: Achter-Drempt, Eldrik, Hoog-Keppel, Hummelo, Laag-Keppel and Voor-Drempt.
Formerly in Vorden: Delden, Kranenburg, Linde, Medler, Mossel, Veldwijk, Vierakker, Vorden, Wichmond and Wildenborch.
Formerly in Zelhem: De Meene, Halle, Halle-Heide, Halle-Nijman, Heidenhoek, Heurne, Oosterwijk, Velswijk, Wassinkbrink, Winkelshoek, Wittebrink and Zelhem.
Formerly in Steenderen: Baak, Bronkhorst, Olburgen, Rha, Steenderen, Toldijk
[edit] Keppel
Keppel received city rights in 1404.
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