Gendringen is a village in the

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province of

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. It is in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, about southeast of

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and northwest of the German city Bocholt. It has approximately 4400 inhabitants. In the Middle Ages, Gendringen was a fortress. Being property of the archbishop of Köln (Cologne), Gendringen was loaned to the lords living in the castle of

's-Heerenberg s-Heerenberg is a city on the Dutch-German border, in the Province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It is located about 5 km north of the German Emmerich, and about south of Doetinchem. It received city rights in 1379. 's-Heerenberg is the loca ...

. In 1830, downtown Gendringen burned down for the most part. Nowadays, most of the entrepreneurs of the town are situated in the ''Grotestraat'', which makes this street the most important street of downtown Gendringen. Gendringen was a separate municipality until 2005. Then, due to the municipal re-organization in the

Achterhoek The Achterhoek (; Dutch Low Saxon: ''Achterhook'') is a cultural region in the Eastern Netherlands. Its name (meaning "rear-corner") is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland and th ...

, Gendringen and Wisch joined together into Oude IJsselstreek. Gendringen has two primary schools: Catholic school Christoffelschool and Christian school De Hoeksteen. On the north of the village is the industrial zone De IJsselweide, which is between Gendringen and nearby town

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. In the northeast of the village, there is a large park, Het Kernspark. On the east of Gendringen there is a large recreation area, Engbergen, with a forest with hiking routes, a restaurant with a large playground, an open-air theatre, a golf court, a corn mill, and a petting zoo. Gendringen can be accessed easily both by car and public transport: the nearest highway is 15 minutes away, and on weekdays, a bus drives between Gendringen and

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at least every 30 minutes. Gendringen also has its own small

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suitable for ultralight aircraft approximately on the east of the village in nearby neighbourhood Voorst. Examples of events held every year in Gendringen are Amfipop, a low-budget pop festival, the village fair, the carnival and King's Day festivities, and Gast in Gendringen, an event with artists giving small concerts in several houses and small buildings throughout the village.

Sports

Gendringen has one football club, v.v. Gendringen, which plays in the 3e Klasse (3rd class). The village also has a tennis club (LTC De IJsselweide) and a gym and a gymnastics club (St. Paulus). Gendringen has had its own cycling event since 1937. Until 2004, Gendringen had its own cycle race,

Dwars door Gendringen Dwars door Gendringen was a cycling race held annually in Gendringen, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherla ...

. In the period of 2006 until 2016, Gendringen has taken part in the

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. Since 2017, Gendringen has its own race again, the Ronde van de Achterhoek. Examples of famous cyclists who won the race at least once are

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Jeroen Blijlevens Jeroen Johannes Hendrikus Blijlevens (born 29 December 1971) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2004. He most recently worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's WorldTeam , and has ...

, and

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. Regularly, the NK (Dutch Championships) Survival takes place in Gendringen. Local athletics club Atletico '73 is well known for the athletes

Bram Som Bram Som (born 20 February 1980, in Terborg) is a Dutch runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time of 1:43.45 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zürich, is also the current Dutch National Record. He missed the 2005 season ...

and Arnoud Okken. Atletico '73 is at sports park De IJsselweide, which is between Gendringen and nearby town

and also accommodates the football club, as well as football club SDOUC from Ulft, hockey club HCOIJ, and a modern indoor sports hall.

Born in Gendringen

* Johannes van der Vegte (1892–1945), Olympic rower * Arne Jansen (1951–2007), singer *

Dione Housheer Dione Housheer (born 26 September 1999) is a Dutch female handballer for Odense Håndbold and the Dutch national team. She represented the Netherlands at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. Achievements *Eredivisie: **''Winner'': 2017 ...

(born 1999), handball player

Gallery

File:Gendringen Raadhuisstraat dorpspomp PM18-02.jpg, Village pump File:2010 bibliotheek gendringen.JPG, Library File:Gendringen Anholtseweg 35 PM18-01.jpg, House in Gendringen File:Gendringen Hoge Rokken 2 PM18-02.jpg, Building in Gendringen

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2005 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Oude IJsselstreek