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This article is about the Dutch municipality. For the German municipality, see Rheden, Lower Saxony. For the similarly named town, see Rhede.
Rheden | |||
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 Monumental farmhouse and church in Rhenen | |||
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 Location in Gelderland | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Gelderland | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Petra van Wingerden-Boers (VVD) | ||
| Area | |||
• Total |
84.35 km2 (32.57 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 81.76 km2 (31.57 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) | ||
Rheden (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
Population centres[]
Population of the seven villages on 1 January 2013[5]
- Velp (17,723)
- Dieren (14,340)
- Rheden (7,614)
- De Steeg (1,122)
- Ellecom (1,104)
- Spankeren (958)
- Laag Soeren (835)
Topography[]
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rheden, 2013.
Transportation[]
- Railway stations: Dieren, Rheden, Velp
Notable residents[]
- Erik Breukink, cyclist
- Hans van den Broek, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and member of the municipal council from 1970 to 1974
- Simon Carmiggelt, author who had a home in De Steeg
- Louis Couperus, author who lived in Rheden when he died in 1923
- Erik Proper, computer scientist
Miscellaneous[]
- The Gazelle bicycle factory is situated in Dieren.
References[]
- ^ "College burgemeester en wethouders [Board of mayor and aldermen]" (in Dutch). Gemeente Rheden. http://www.rheden.nl/Bestuur_en_Politiek/College_van_BenW/College_burgemeester_en_wethouders. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten [Key figures for neighbourhoods]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 2 July 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6994AB" (in Dutch). Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland. Het Waterschapshuis. http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand [Population growth; regions per month]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 24 June 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37230NED&D1=17-18&D2=101-619,621,624-632&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Statistics on Rheden.nl
External links[]
Media related to Rheden at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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