Oost Gelre
Municipality
Monumental post office in Groenlo
Monumental post office in Groenlo
Flag of Oost Gelre
Flag
Coat of arms of Oost Gelre
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Oost Gelre in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°59′N 6°34′E / 51.983°N 6.567°E / 51.983; 6.567
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorAnnette Bronsvoort (PvdA)
Area
[2]
 • Total110.44 km2 (42.64 sq mi)
 • Land109.93 km2 (42.44 sq mi)
 • Water0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total29,574
 • Density269/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7130–7141, 7263
Area code0544
Websitewww.oostgelre.nl

Oost Gelre is a municipality in the Achterhoek, in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, the municipalities Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde merged and formed the new municipality Oost Gelre, which was called Groenlo until 19 May 2006.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oost Gelre, June 2015

Notable people

Arts

Suzan & Freek, popular musical duo were both born in Oost-Gelre.

Politics

Sander Boschker in 2008.

Sport

Theology

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oost Gelre. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 7131CM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 23 September 2019

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Places adjacent to Oost Gelre
Populated places in the municipality of Oost Gelre
Municipalities of Gelderland
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