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Velp, Gelderland

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Country
  
Netherlands

Population (2007)
  
circa 17.563

Major roads
  
A12

Local time
  
Sunday 2:42 AM

Municipality
  
Rheden

Dialling code
  
026

Province
  
Gelderland

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 93% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Beekhuizen, Gelders Geologisch Museum, Biljoen Castle

Velp is a Dutch town within the municipality of Rheden, located between Arnhem, Rozendaal, and the town of Rheden. The population is 17.669 (2005). The town of Velp covers an area of approximately 11.01 square kilometres (4.25 sq mi).

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Map of Velp, Netherlands

Velp was a separate municipality between 1812 and 1818, when it was merged with Rheden. The municipality also covered the village Rozendaal.

Notable residents

  • Jan Goossens, former American indoor soccer player.
  • Ho-Pin Tung, Chinese-Dutch auto-racing driver
  • René Klaassen, former field hockey defender
  • Mina Kruseman, 19th-century feminist and author
  • Audrey Hepburn, 1900s actress and humanitarian
  • References

    Velp, Gelderland Wikipedia


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