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Bronckhorst
Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Dutch town. For the Dutch footballer, see Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Bronckhorst (pronounced [ˈbrɔŋkɦɔrst] ⓘ) is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005. The municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled this area.
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Bronckhorst | |
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![]() Vorden Castle | |
![]() Location in Gelderland | |
Coordinates: 52°3′N 6°18′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Established | 1 January 2005[1] |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Marianne Besselink (PvdA) |
Area | |
• Total | 286.42 km2 (110.59 sq mi) |
• Land | 283.50 km2 (109.46 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Highest elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[6] | |
• Total | 36,087 |
• Density | 127/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | Parts of 6900, 7000 and 7200 ranges |
Area code | 0313, 0314, 0575 |
Website | www |
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The seat of the municipality is Hengelo.