Rheden

Rheden
Rheden
	— Municipality —
	Monumental farmhouse and church in Rhenen
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Location in Gelderland
	Coordinates: 52°1′N 6°3′E / 52.017, 6.05Coordinates: 52°1′N 6°3′E / 52.017, 6.05
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)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
	Population (May 2013)
• Total	43,626
• Density	534/km2 (1,380/sq mi)
Demonym	Rhedenaar
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	6880–6883, 6950–6957, 6990–6994
Area code	026, 0313
Website	rheden.nl

Main	Births etc

This article is about the Dutch municipality. For the German municipality, see Rheden, Lower Saxony. For the similarly named town, see Rhede.

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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[mayor_now-1] "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.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten [Key figures for neighbourhoods]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 2 July 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 6994AB" (in Dutch). Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland. Het Waterschapshuis. http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[4] "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.

[5] Statistics on Rheden.nl

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