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Renkum

Renkum(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈrɛŋkʏm]ⓘ) is amunicipalityand a town in the easternNetherlands. The municipality had a population of 31,417 in 2021 and has a land area of 45.95 km2(17.74 sq mi). Renkum is situated along the riverRhine.The municipality Renkum is part of theStadsregio(English: City region) Arnhem-Nijmegen.

Renkum
Municipality
Renkum town streetview with church tower in the background
Renkum town streetview with church tower in the background
Flag of Renkum
Flag
Coat of arms of Renkum
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Renkum in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates:51°59′N5°51′E/ 51.983°N 5.850°E/51.983; 5.850
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
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• BodyMunicipal council
•MayorMrs. A.M.J. (Agnes) Schaap[1]
Area
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• Total
47.23 km2(18.24 sq mi)
• Land45.95 km2(17.74 sq mi)
• Water1.28 km2(0.49 sq mi)
Elevation
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51 m (167 ft)
Population
(January 2021)[5]
• Total
31,417
• Density684/km2(1,770/sq mi)
DemonymRenkumer
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postcode
6860–6874
Area code026, 0317
Websitewww.renkum.nl

The surrounding of the municipality are mainly forest and river forelands. In the forest one can findtumulusof thousand years old. Findings from these tumulus can be seen in the Historic museum inArnhem.[6]

History

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Renkum is more than a thousand years old. The thousand-year anniversary was celebrated in 1970. In the early days, the name was written asRedinchem.In the 19th century Renkum developed itself. There existed sixpaper mills,threewater-cornmillsand onewater-oil mill.There were two factories, atreacle factoryand apotato starch-flour factory.There was also abeer breweryand atavernde Bok.

Nowadays there is stillpaper industryThe company isParenco B.V.,acquired by H2 Equity Partners in 2012.

Population centres

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Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Renkum, June 2015.

Notable people from Renkum

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Esme Denters, 2009
  • Nol Hendriks(1937 in Renkum - 2017), businessman and football executive
  • Frank Versteegh(born 1954 in Oosterbeek) a Dutch aerobatics pilot
  • Derk Bolt(born 1955 in Renkum) a Dutch TV presenter, editor and producer[7]
  • Lans Bovenberg(born 1958 in Oosterbeek) a Dutch economist and academic
  • Stephan Brenninkmeijer(born 1964 in Doorwerth), a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer[8]
  • Eric Corton(born 1969 in Oosterbeek) a Dutch presenter, actor, author and DJ[9]
  • Constant Kusters(born 1970 in Oosterbeek), politician
  • Bjorn Stenvers(born 1972) international museum director, grew up in Renkum
  • Marianne Thieme(born 1972) a Dutch politician, author and animal rights activist; grew up in Renkum
  • Esmée Denters(born 1988) a Dutch singer and YouTube celebrity; grew up in Oosterbeek

Sport

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Ronald Koeman, 2014
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  • Castle Grunsfort (1638)
  • Orange Nassau's Oord
  • Oldest existing church of the Netherlands (Oosterbeek)
  • War memorial in Oosterbeek

References

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  1. ^Mayor Schaap
  2. ^"Burgemeester"[Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Renkum. Archived fromthe originalon 14 July 2014.Retrieved15 July2014.
  3. ^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020"[Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020].StatLine(in Dutch).CBS.24 July 2020.Retrieved19 September2020.
  4. ^"Postcodetool for 6861GG".Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis.Retrieved15 July2014.
  5. ^"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand"[Population growth; regions per month].CBS Statline(in Dutch).CBS.1 January 2021.Retrieved2 January2022.
  6. ^Historic museum ArnhemArchived2009-08-30 at theWayback Machine
  7. ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 02 December 2019
  8. ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 02 December 2019
  9. ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 02 December 2019
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