Hummelo is a village 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. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Bronckhorst, about 6 km northwest of
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 IJssel, Oude IJssel (Old IJssel) river in a part of the Provinces of the Netherland ...
.
Hummelo was a separate municipality until 1818, when the area was divided between
Ambt Doetinchem and
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. ...
.
First finds in the area date to the upper Palaeolithic.
Hummelo is known for the rock band
Normaal (Normal) which was founded in 1975.
Notable people
*
Koen Huntelaar
Koen Huntelaar (born 8 July 1998) is a Dutch ex-footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the nephew of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Club career
Huntelaar made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for De Graafschap on 22 August 2016 in a ga ...
(born 1998), footballer
* (born 1946), singer and co-founder of Normaal
Gallery
File:Hummelo 094.JPG, House in Hummelo
File:Hummelo 222806 Dorpsstr 16.jpg, House in Hummelo
File:Normaalmonument-Hummelo-02.jpg, Normaal monument
File:Stenen waterpomp voor restauratie - Hummelo - 20348664 - RCE.jpg , Water pump
References
External links
Official website(in Dutch)
Populated places in Gelderland
Former municipalities of Gelderland
Bronckhorst
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