Rheden () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

and a town in the eastern

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 ...

Population centres

Population of the seven villages on 1 January 2013

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rheden, June 2015''

Transportation

* Railway stations:

Dieren Dieren () is a town in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in Rheden, Gelderland, between Zutphen and Arnhem, on the bank of the IJssel. Dieren was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Rheden. The Gazelle bicycl ...

, Rheden, Velp

Notable residents

Public thinking and Public Service

* Lubbert Jan van Eck (1719 in Velp - 1765) the 31st

Governor of Ceylon {{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019 The Governor of Ceylon can refer to historical vice-regal representatives of three colonial powers: Portuguese Ceylon * List of Captains of Portuguese Ceylon (1518–1551) * List of Captain-majors of Portugues ...

Theodoor Johan Arnold van Zijll de Jong 'Theodoor Johan Arnold van Zijll de Jong ( Velp, 31 March 1836 – The Hague, 28 May 1917) was a Dutch Lieutenant General and commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Awards and decorations * Knight fourth class of the Military Wil ...

(1836 in Velp - 1917) commander of the

Royal Netherlands East Indies Army The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ( nl, Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger; KNIL, ) was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of the Dutch East Indies, in areas that are now part of Indonesia. T ...

* Daniël de Blocq van Scheltinga (1903 in Velp – 1962) a Dutch Nazi politician *

Hans van den Broek Henri "Hans" van den Broek (; born 11 December 1936) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as European Commissioner f ...

(born 1936) a retired Dutch politician, member of the municipal council 1970 to 1974 *

Sammy van Tuyll van Serooskerken Samuel Ernest "Sammy", Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken (born 10 October 1951 in Velp) is a Dutch politician and a member of the Dutch nobility. He was co-founder of the Liberal Democratic Party (''Liberaal Democratische Partij'', abbr. "LibDem ...

(born 1951 in Velp) a Dutch politician * Tom Middendorp (born 1960 in Rheden) a retired general of the

Royal Netherlands Army The Royal Netherlands Army ( nl, Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the was raised – making the Dut ...

* Erik Proper (born 1967 in Rheden) a Dutch computer scientist * Melanie Schultz van Haegen (born 1970 in Laag-Soeren) a retired Dutch politician and businesswoman * Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 1970 in Dieren) the wife of

Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Prince Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 17 April 1968) is a member of the Dutch royal family as the eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. Before the succession of his ...

The Arts

* Mina Kruseman (1839 in Velp – 1922) a 19th-century Dutch feminist, actress and author *

Louis Couperus Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and s ...

(1863 – 1923 in De Steeg) a Dutch novelist and poet * Baroness

Ella van Heemstra Baroness Ella van Heemstra, (12 June 190026 August 1984) was a Dutch-British aristocrat and the mother of actress Audrey Hepburn. After her marriage to Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, she became a British citizen. Biography Ella van Heemstra wa ...

(1900 in Velp – 1984) a Dutch-British aristocrat and the mother of

Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen ...

Simon Carmiggelt Simon Carmiggelt (7 October 1913 – 30 November 1987) was a Dutch writer, journalist, and poet who became a well known public figure in the Netherlands because of his daily newspaper columns and his television appearances. Biography Simon Johann ...

(1913–1987) author, who had a home in De Steeg *

Teun Jacob Teunis (Teun) Jacob (Rheden, 11 June 1927 - 12 October 2009) was a Dutch wall painter and sculptor, who lived and worked in Rotterdam since the early 1950s. He made both figure and nonrepresentational art. Live and work Born in Rheden, Jacob st ...

(1927 in Rheden - 2009) a Dutch wall painter and sculptor *

Jan Siebelink Jan Geurt Siebelink (born 13 February 1938 in Velp, Gelderland) is a Dutch author. In 2005, he wrote the novel ''Knielen op een bed violen'' (literally ', translated into English as ''In my father's garden'') that sold over 700,000 copies. In 19 ...

(born 1938 in Velp) a Dutch author *

Paula van der Oest Paula van der Oest (born 1965) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Her 2001 film '' Zus & Zo'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. With her final exam at the Dutch Film and Television Academy, ''Zinderend'' ...

(born 1965 in Laag-Soeren) a Dutch film director and screenwriter *

Anouk van Dijk Anouk van Dijk is a Dutch choreographer, dancer, artistic director and teacher. She was Artistic Director of Australian dance companChunky Moveand Founder oCountertechnique Van Dijk graduated from the Rotterdam Dance Academy in 1985. For almost ...

(born 1965 in Velp) a Dutch choreographer, dancer, artistic director and teacher * Maarten Demmink (born 1967 in Goudriaan), known as Demiak, a Dutch painter, photographer and sculptor *

Jorrit van der Kooi Jorrit is a West Frisian masculine given name derived via ''Jouwert'' (equivalent to Dutch '' Evert'') from ''Everhard'' (German " Eberhard"). It is used throughout the Netherlands since the 1960s. IMDb Database
retrieved 11 October 2019

Sport

Jo Teunissen-Waalboer Johanna Elizabeth Teunissen-Waalboer (25 May 1919 – 3 April 1991) was a Dutch javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by runnin ...

(1919 in Velp – 1991) a Dutch javelin thrower, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics *

Henk Bosveld Hendrikus ("Henk") Johannes Bosveld (July 10, 1941 – August 6, 1998) was a Dutch association football, football midfielder, who was nicknamed ''Charly'' after Charles Chaplin due to a similar style of walking. Club career Born in Velp, Gelderl ...

(1941 in Velp – 1998) a Dutch football midfielder, with over 500 club caps * Karel Aalbers (born 1949 in Velp) President of

Vitesse Arnhem Vitesse may refer to: * Vitesse Models, a diecast model car company * Vitesse (band), Dutch rock band * Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, a car * Rover 216 Vitesse, a car * Rover 3500 Vitesse, a car * Rover 800 Vitesse, a car * Triumph Vit ...

1984 to 2000 * René Klaassen (born 1961 in Velp) a former field hockey defender, participated in the

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

and

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

Erik Breukink Erik Breukink (born 1 April 1964) is a former Dutch professional road racing cyclist. In 1988, Breukink won the youth competition in the Tour de France. In 1990, finished 3rd in the 1990 Tour de France. Most recently, he served as the manager of ...

(born 1964 in Rheden) a former professional road racing cyclist *

Edward Gal Edward Gal (born 4 March 1970 in Rheden) is a Dutch dressage rider. He and the stallion Totilas (nicknamed "Toto"), were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider par ...

(born 1970 in Rheden) a Dutch dressage rider, triple gold medalists at the

2010 FEI World Equestrian Games The 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games (officially the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games) were held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. from September 25 to October 10, 2010. This was the sixth edition of the games, which ar ...

Ho-Pin Tung Ho-Pin Tung (; born December 4, 1982) is a Chinese-Dutch racing driver who races with a Chinese license. Career Born in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands, Tung started kart racing in the Netherlands in 1997 before graduating to single-seaters. ...

(born 1982 in Velp) a Chinese-Dutch auto-racing driver * Jhon van Beukering (born 1983 in Velp) an Indonesian naturalised retired pro. footballer with over 200 club caps

Miscellaneous

*The

Gazelle A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . This article also deals with the seven species included in two further genera, ''Eudorcas'' and '' Nanger'', which were formerly considered subgenera of ''Gazella''. A third ...

bicycle factory is situated in Dieren.

Gallery

File:Rheden, buitenplaats de Valkenberg RM529834 IMG 3803 2020-03-31 09.42.jpg, Rheden, country house: de Valkenberg Image:2009-06-25 19.37 Velp, de IJssel vanaf Velperpoortbrug foto3.JPG, Velp, river: de IJssel Image:Velp, Hoofdstraat - de Poort en de ABNAmro foto1 2012-04-16 14.29.JPG, Velp, view to a street (de Hoofdstraat) Image:Velp, monumentaal bedrijfspand Hoofdstraat 29 foto4 RM519421 2011-08-02 07.43.jpg, Velp, monumental office building at the Hoofdstraat File:Dieren, de Dierense Toren GM0275-122 IMG 3771 2020-03-27 16.33.jpg, Dieren, tower: de Dierense toren File:Dieren, Schweer bey der Beckehof RM519414 foto4 2014-03-10 12.44.jpg, Dieren, monumental house: Schweer bey der Beckehof File:De Steeg, Huize Rhederpark GM0275-52 IMG 3497 2020-03-22 16.33.jpg, De Steeg, villa: Huize Rhederpark Image:Spankeren, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM42134 IMG 0523 2022-03-06 11.26.jpg, Spankeren, reformed church File:Bicycle Ferry on the IJssel crossing Rheden to Lathum - panoramio.jpg, Bicycle Ferry on the IJssel crossing Rheden to Lathum - panoramio

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland {{Gelderland-geo-stub