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Bronckhorst
Vorden Castle
Vorden Castle
Flag of BronckhorstCoat of arms of Bronckhorst
Highlighted position of Bronckhorst in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1 January 2005[1]
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Henk Aalderink (VVD)
Area
 • Total
286.42 km2 (110.59 sq mi)
 • Land 283.56 km2 (109.48 sq mi)
 • Water 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
2013-Bronckhorst

Dutch Topographic map of Bronckhorst, July 2013

Bronckhorst (About this sound pronunciation ) is the name of 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 new municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled this area.

The seat of the municipality is Hengelo.

Population centres[]

Formerly in Hengelo:

  • Hengelo: 4700 residents
  • Keijenborg: 1200
  • Noordink: 580
  • Dunsborg: 500
  • Bekveld en Gooi: 420
  • Varssel: 390
  • Veldhoek: 110

Formerly in Hummelo en Keppel:

  • Achter-Drempt
  • Eldrik
  • Hoog-Keppel
  • Hummelo
  • Laag-Keppel
  • Voor-Drempt

Formerly in Vorden:

  • Delden
  • Kranenburg
  • Linde
  • Medler
  • Mossel
  • Veldwijk
  • Vierakker
  • Vorden
  • Wichmond
  • Wildenborch

Formerly in Zelhem:

  • De Meene
  • Halle
  • Halle-Heide
  • Halle-Nijman
  • Heidenhoek
  • Heurne
  • Oosterwijk
  • Velswijk
  • Wassinkbrink
  • Winkelshoek
  • Wittebrink
  • Zelhem

Formerly in Steenderen:


Keppel[]

Keppel received city rights in 1404.

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