Bronckhorst () is a municipality in

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities

Hengelo Hengelo (; Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the international Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service. ...

Hummelo en Keppel Hummelo en Keppel is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It was created in 1818, when the municipalities of Hummelo and Keppel merged, and existed until 2005, when the area became a part of the new municipality of Bronckhor ...

Steenderen Steenderen is a former municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands. It has been part of the new municipality of Bronckhorst since 2005. History It was first mentioned in 1046 as Stenere, and means "stone buildings on a sandy ridge". ...

Vorden Vorden is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, about 10 kilometres south-east of Zutphen. On 1 January 2005 the municipality merged with Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Hengelo en Zelhem, to form the new municipality Bronckh ...

and

Zelhem Zelhem is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Zelhem is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst, about 7 km northeast of Doetinchem. Zelhem was a separate municipality until 2005, when it ...

, on 1 January 2005. The municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled this area. The seat of the municipality is

Population centres

Formerly in Hengelo: *

* Keijenborg * Noordink * Dunsborg * Bekveld en Gooi * Varssel * Veldhoek Formerly in Hummelo en Keppel: *

Achter-Drempt Drempt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst. It used to consists of two villages: Achter-Drempt (behind) and Voor-Drempt (in front) which have merged. Drempt is located about north-west ...

* Eldrik * Hoog-Keppel * Hummelo *

Laag-Keppel Laag-Keppel is a small city with city privileges (since 1404) between Doetinchem Doetinchem (; Low Saxon: ) is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel (Old IJssel) river in a part of the pr ...

Voor-Drempt Drempt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst. It used to consists of two villages: Achter-Drempt (behind) and Voor-Drempt (in front) which have merged. Drempt is located about north-west ...

Formerly in Vorden: *

Delden Delden is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel and, since 2001, in the municipality of Hof van Twente. It received city rights in 1333. Twickel Castle is a famous landmark near Delden. Before it became a part of Hof van Twente in 2001, D ...

* Kranenburg *

Linde Linde may refer to: Places *Lindes and Ramsberg Mountain District, a former district in Sweden, see Lindesberg Municipality * Lipka, Złotów County, a village in Poland, called Linde before World War II Rivers * Linde (Tollense), a river of Meck ...

* Medler * Mossel * Veldwijk * Vierakker *

* Wichmond * Wildenborch Formerly in Zelhem: * De Meene *

Halle Halle may refer to: Places Germany * Halle (Saale), also called Halle an der Saale, a city in Saxony-Anhalt ** Halle (region), a former administrative region in Saxony-Anhalt ** Bezirk Halle, a former administrative division of East Germany ** Hal ...

* Halle-Heide * Halle-Nijman * Heidenhoek *

Heurne Heurne is a hamlet in the municipality of Aalten, near Aalten (Achterhoek region) in the eastern Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_nam ...

* Oosterwijk * Velswijk * Wassinkbrink * Winkelshoek * Wittebrink *

Formerly in Steenderen: * Baak *

Bronkhorst Bronkhorst is a village in the municipality of Bronckhorst, Gelderland, the Netherlands. Technically, it is a city (see below) and with only 157 inhabitants (2010), it is one of the smallest cities in the Netherlands (after Staverden, Eembrugge a ...

* Olburgen * Rha *

* Toldijk

Keppel

Keppel received

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...

in 1404.

Gallery

File:Bronkhorst, kapel RM34548 IMG 3927 2020-03-31 15.59.jpg, Bronkhorst, chapel File:Hengelo, de Remigiuskerk RM21506 in straatzicht foto4 2015-08-20 15.52.jpg, Hengelo, church (de Remigiuskerk) in the street File:Laag Keppel, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk GM1876wiki185 IMG 3436 2020-03-22 14.15.jpg, Laag Keppel, reformed churc File:Halle, de Hervormde kerk GM1876wikinr68 IMG 1955 2018-04-06 13.59.jpg, Halle, reformed church File:Baak, de Sint-Martinuskerk RM34529 IMG 4817 2020-04-19 12.41.jpg, Baak, church: the Sint-Martinuskerk File:Steenderen, de Bronkhorster Molen RM34543 IMG 5874 2020-06-01 09.33.jpg, Steenderen, windmill: de Bronkhorster Molen File:Wittebrink, de Wittebrinkse Molen RM40413 IMG 1946 2018-04-06 13.11.jpg, Wittebrink, windmill: de Wittebrinkse Molen File:Tussen Olburgen en Doesburg, het Zwarte Schaar bij inlaatwerk 4028 IMG 3943 2020-03-31 17.06.jpg, between Olburgen and Doesburg, the Zwarte Schaar near inlaatwerk 4028

Notable people

D66 voorzitter Zeevalking, Bestanddeelnr 931-6145

Henrica Iliohan Henrica Iliohan (3 May 1850 – 1 July 1921) was a Dutch-born American woman suffragist and translator. Early years Henrica Weenink was born in Vorden, Province of Gelderland, Kingdom of the Netherlands, 3 May 1850. Her father was a successful a ...

(1850 in Vorden – 1921) a Dutch-born American woman suffragist *

Henk Zeevalking Hendrik Jan "Henk" Zeevalking (7 June 1922 – 23 February 2005) was a Dutch politician and co-founder of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. Zeevalking attended a Gymnasium in Utrecht from April 1934 until June 1940 and applied at the Utr ...

(1922 in Laag-Keppel – 2005) a Dutch politician and co-founder of the

Democrats 66 Democrats 66 (; abbreviated D66, ) is a social liberal political party in the Netherlands, which positions itself in the centre of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Liberals and Demo ...

(D66) * Prof

Jan Remmelink Professor Jan Remmelink (27 April 1922, Zelhem, Gelderland – 15 May 2003, Groningen) was Attorney General of the High Council of the Netherlands from 1968 to 1989. In 1979 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He ...

(1922 in Zelhem - 2003) was

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

of the High Council of the Netherlands 1968/1989 *

Annemarie Jorritsma Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink (born 1 June 1950) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman. She is the Parliamentary leader in the Senate since 24 November 2015 and a Member of the Senate since 9 ...

(born 1950 in Hengelo) a Dutch politician

Sport

Leo Klein Gebbink Leo Klein Gebbink (born 9 January 1968 in Zelhem, Gelderland) is a former field hockey midfield player from The Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996). At his last appearance in Atlanta, ...

(born 1968 in Zelhem) a former field hockey midfield player *

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Dirk Jan Klaas "Klaas-Jan" Huntelaar (; born 12 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Huntelaar played for PSV, De Graafschap, AGOVV Apeldoorn, Heerenveen, Ajax, Real Madrid and Milan, before joining ...

(born 1983 in Voor-Drempt) a Dutch professional footballer with over 450 club caps

References

External links

* * Achterhoek Municipalities of Gelderland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2005 {{gelderland-geo-stub