Renkum
Renkum | |
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Renkum town streetview with church tower in the background | |
![]() Location in Gelderland | |
Coordinates:51°59′N5°51′E/ 51.983°N 5.850°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
•Mayor | Mrs. A.M.J. (Agnes) Schaap[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 47.23 km2(18.24 sq mi) |
• Land | 45.95 km2(17.74 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.28 km2(0.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 31,417 |
• Density | 684/km2(1,770/sq mi) |
Demonym | Renkumer |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postcode | 6860–6874 |
Area code | 026, 0317 |
Website | www |
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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]Topography
[edit]Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Renkum, June 2015.
Notable people from Renkum
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- 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
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ronald_Koeman_%282014%29.jpg/140px-Ronald_Koeman_%282014%29.jpg)
- Piet de Zwarte(born 1948 in Renkum), water polo player, bronze medallist at the1976 Summer Olympics
- Marion Bultman(born 1960, in Oosterbeek) a Dutch sailor, competed at the1988 Summer Olympics
- Ronald Koeman(born 1963) ex-footballer with 535 club caps, current coach of theNetherlands national football team,lived in Renkum
- Peter Hofstede(born 1967 in Oosterbeek) a retired football striker with 370 club caps
- Albertino Essers(born 1969 in Oosterbeek) a former Dutch professional darts player
- Rein Baart(born 1972 in Oosterbeek) a Dutch former footballer with 254 club caps
- Kay van Dijk(born 1984 in Renkum) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the2004 Summer Olympics
- Xan de Waard(born 1995 in Renkum), field hockey player, silver medalist at the2016 Summer Olympics
Image gallery
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Castle Grunsfort (1638)
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Orange Nassau's Oord
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Oldest existing church of the Netherlands (Oosterbeek)
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War memorial in Oosterbeek
References
[edit]- ^Mayor Schaap
- ^"Burgemeester"[Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Renkum. Archived fromthe originalon 14 July 2014.Retrieved15 July2014.
- ^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020"[Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020].StatLine(in Dutch).CBS.24 July 2020.Retrieved19 September2020.
- ^"Postcodetool for 6861GG".Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis.Retrieved15 July2014.
- ^"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand"[Population growth; regions per month].CBS Statline(in Dutch).CBS.1 January 2021.Retrieved2 January2022.
- ^Historic museum ArnhemArchived2009-08-30 at theWayback Machine
- ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 02 December 2019
- ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 02 December 2019
- ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 02 December 2019
External links
[edit]Media related toRenkumat Wikimedia Commons
- Official website