Keppel is a former municipality in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
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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 ...
, consisting of the villages of
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 ...
and
Hoog-Keppel. It existed until 1818, when it merged with
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 ...
to form the new municipality of
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. ...
.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
References
Former municipalities of Gelderland
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