Gennep
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This article is about a city in the Netherlands. For the french ethnographer, see Arnold van Gennep.
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Limburg |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 50.40 km² (19.5 sq mi) |
| - Land | 48.02 km² (18.5 sq mi) |
| - Water | 2.38 km² (0.9 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 16,865 |
| - Density | 351/km² (909.1/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Gennep (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands.
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[edit] Population centres
Aaldonk, Dam, De Looi, Diekendaal, Gennep, Heijen, Hekkens, Milsbeek, Ottersum, Smele, Ven-Zelderheide and Zelder.
[edit] The city of Gennep
Gennep was the title of a comital family, a descendant of which is the famous Saint Norbert of Gennep.
Gennep received city rights in 1371. It lies about 18 km southeast of Nijmegen.
In 2001, Gennep had 8306 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.11 km², and contained 3124 residences.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- nudism - yearly nudist day ('Sportinstuif') and weekly nudist evening
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