Bronckhorst () is a municipality in

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

, the

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

Hengelo Hengelo (; Tweants dialect, Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the Twente region, in the province of Overijssel. It is part of a larger urban area that also includes Enschede, Borne, Overijssel, Borne, Almelo and Ol ...

Hummelo en Keppel Hummelo en Keppel is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. ...

, 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

Population centres

Formerly in Hengelo: *

* Keijenborg * Noordink * Dunsborg * Bekveld *

Gooi The Gooi ( ) is an area around Hilversum, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a slightly hilly area characterised by its green landscape, its historical charm, the wealth of its inhabitants and its villas. The Gooi is known in the country a ...

* Varssel * Veldhoek Formerly in Hummelo en Keppel: * Achter-Drempt * Eldrik * Hoog-Keppel *

Hummelo Hummelo is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst, about 6 km northwest of Doetinchem. Hummelo was a separate municipality until 1818, when the area was divided between Ambt Doetinch ...

Laag-Keppel Laag-Keppel is a small city with city privileges (since 1404) between Doetinchem Doetinchem (; Dutch Low Saxon, Low Saxon: ) is a city and Municipalities in the Netherlands, municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the ...

* 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 Heurne is a hamlet in the municipality of Aalten, near Aalten ( Achterhoek region) in the eastern Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overse ...

* Oosterwijk * Velswijk * Wassinkbrink * Winkelshoek * Wittebrink * Zelhem Formerly in Steenderen: * Baak * Bronkhorst * Olburgen * Rha * Steenderen * 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 tradition ...

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 church 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

* 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 Democrats 66 (; D66) is a social liberal and progressive political party in the Netherlands, which is positioned on the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Li ...

(D66) * Prof

Jan Remmelink Professor Jan Remmelink (27 April 1922, Zelhem, Gelderland – 15 May 2003, Groningen (city), 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 Art ...

(1922 in Zelhem - 2003) was

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...

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

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Dirk Jan Klaas Huntelaar (born 12 August 1983), known professionally as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (), is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Huntelaar played for PSV Ein ...

(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