Hengelo | |
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Coordinates: 52°03′06″N6°18′38″E / 52.05167°N 6.31056°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Municipality | Bronckhorst |
Area | |
• Total | 28.643 ha (70.778 acres) |
Population (2008) | 8,500 |
Hengelo is a town in the eastern part of The Netherlands, province of Gelderland (not to be confused with the much larger city of Hengelo, Overijssel). The predominantly rural area it is situated in is known as the Achterhoek. Hengelo (Gelderland) is famous for various horse-related activities (markets, horse-jumping, etc.). Once a year a motorbike race takes place just outside the town on a streetcircuit. It used to be a separate municipality and is now part of the municipality of Bronckhorst.
Prior to 2005, Hengelo (Gld) was a municipality with approx. 8500 residents, living in the following villages:
This information relates to CBS statistical information in 2002.
Raised in Hengelo
Hengelo (Gld) has merged with the following neighbouring municipalities:
This new municipality is referred to as Bronckhorst. It was formed in January 2005 as part of a large-scale administrative reorganisation in the Netherlands (gemeentelijke herindeling). The Dutch Wikipedia pages contain more information on this topic.
Gelderland, also known as Guelders in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of 5,136 km2 (1,983 sq mi) of which 173 km2 (67 sq mi) is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by total area. Gelderland shares borders with six other provinces and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Vorden is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, about 10 kilometres south-east of Zutphen. On 1 January 2005 the municipality merged with Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Hengelo en Zelhem, to form the new municipality Bronckhorst.
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Drempt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst. It used to consists of two villages: Achter-Drempt (behind) and Voor-Drempt which have merged. Drempt is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north-west of Doetinchem.
Bekveld is a hamlet located in the Dutch municipality of Bronckhorst in Gelderland. It is located between Hengelo, Keijenborg and Toldijk. Before the municipal reorganization in 2005, Bekveld belonged to the municipality of Hengelo.