Gorinchem, also spelled Gorkum, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 21.93 km2 (8.47 sq mi) of which 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 37,410 in 2021.
Rietveld, Dutch for field of reed, can refer to:
Arkel is a town in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. A part of the municipality of Molenlanden, it lies about 3 km north of Gorinchem. Arkel is a former municipality; in 1986 it became part of Giessenlanden.
Anton Eduard van Arkel, was a Dutch chemist.
Heukelum is a city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 8 km northeast of Gorinchem. It received city rights in 1391.
Gerrit A. van Arkel was a Dutch architect who designed many of Amsterdam's most prominent Jugendstil buildings.
Geert Meijer is a Dutch football manager and former professional player.
Jan Hendrik de Boer was a Dutch physicist and chemist.
The Free or High Lordship of Zuid-Polsbroek was a type of local jurisdiction with many rights. It's now part of Polsbroek in the Dutch province of Utrecht.
The Land van Arkel was a fief of the Counts of Holland, and was managed by the Lords of Arkel until 1412. The territory was bordered by the river Merwede on the south, and the river Linge on the east. The northern border might have reached as far as Everdingen, and the western border to the river Lek. Present-day towns in the territory include Leerdam, Arkel, Heukelum, Asperen, Hagestein, Haastrecht and Gorinchem.
De Greef is a Dutch occupational surname. Greef is an archaic and/or regional spelling of Dutch graaf, meaning either the head of a municipal council (schepen) or a count. It may refer to:
John V, Lord of Arkel was Lord of Arkel, Haastrecht and Hagestein and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and West Frisia. He was a son of Lord Otto of Arkel and his wife, Elisabeth of Bar-Pierrepont.
William Otto, Lord of Arkel was the male member of the House of Arkel. He styled himself Lord of Arkel, although his father had lost control of Arkel in 1412, and William's attempt to regain it, failed. He positioned himself as a potential successor of the childless Duke Reinald IV of Guelders and Jülich; however, this attempt was also unsuccessful.
John IV, Lord of Arkel was Lord of Arkel from 1326 until his death.
John III, Lord of Arkel was Lord of Arkel from 1297 until his death in 1324.
Heleen is a Dutch version of the feminine given name Helena. People with the name include:
Fred van Leer is a Dutch stylist and presenter. Van Leer is best known for mentoring and judging on the Dutch television program Holland's Next Top Model. In 2020, van Leer was appointed as host for the Dutch adaptation of the American RuPaul's Drag Race.
Willem VI of Horne was a Dutch Nobleman, the Lord of Horne.
Heleen Van Arkel-de Greef is a Dutch chess Woman International Master (1985), two-times Dutch Women's Chess Championships winner.
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