Elevation 13 m (43 ft) Area code 0313, 0314, 0575 Local time Saturday 6:06 AM | Established 1 January 2005 Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 286.4 km² | |
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Postcode Parts of 6900, 7000 and 7200 ranges Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 71% Humidity Points of interest Castle Vorden, Dickens Museum, De Wiersse, Museum Smedekinck, Museum voor Heiligenbeelden | ||
Bronckhorst ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005. The new municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled this area.
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Map of Bronckhorst, Netherlands
The seat of the municipality is Hengelo.
Keppel
Keppel received city rights in 1404.
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Bronckhorst Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA