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Voorst
Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Voorst (disambiguation).
Voorst (Dutch pronunciation: [voːrst] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
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Voorst | |
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![]() De Vecht | |
![]() Location in Gelderland | |
Coordinates: 52°14′N 6°7′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Jos Penninx (PvdA) |
Area | |
• Total | 126.47 km2 (48.83 sq mi) |
• Land | 122.97 km2 (47.48 sq mi) |
• Water | 3.50 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 24,790 |
• Density | 202/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Demonym | Voorstenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 7382–7397, 7439 |
Area code | 055, 0571 |
Website | www |
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