Oost Gelre
Encyclopedia
Oost Gelre is a municipality
in the Achterhoek
, in the eastern Netherlands
. On January 1, 2005, the municipalities Groenlo
and Lichtenvoorde
merged and formed the new municipality Oost Gelre, which was called Groenlo until May 19, 2006.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Achterhoek
Achterhoek
The Achterhoek is a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands, Europe.Its name is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the Eastern-most part of Gelderland, and therefore of the Netherlands, protruding into Germany...
, in the eastern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. On January 1, 2005, the municipalities Groenlo
Groenlo
Groenlo is a city in the municipality of Oost Gelre, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands on the German border, a region in the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek . Groenlo was a municipality until January 1, 2005, when it merged with Lichtenvoorde. Until May 19 2006 Groenlo...
and Lichtenvoorde
Lichtenvoorde
Lichtenvoorde is a town in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre.Until 1 January 2005, Lichtenvoorde was an independent municipality. It includes also four small villages: Lievelde, Zieuwent, Vragender and Harreveld. The number of inhabitants in this municipality is about 20,000.The...
merged and formed the new municipality Oost Gelre, which was called Groenlo until May 19, 2006.
Population centres
- EefseleEefseleEefsele is a town in the Dutch municipality of Groenlo, a part of the province of Gelderland.-External links:*...
- GroenloGroenloGroenlo is a city in the municipality of Oost Gelre, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands on the German border, a region in the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek . Groenlo was a municipality until January 1, 2005, when it merged with Lichtenvoorde. Until May 19 2006 Groenlo...
- Harreveld
- LichtenvoordeLichtenvoordeLichtenvoorde is a town in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre.Until 1 January 2005, Lichtenvoorde was an independent municipality. It includes also four small villages: Lievelde, Zieuwent, Vragender and Harreveld. The number of inhabitants in this municipality is about 20,000.The...
- LieveldeLieveldeLievelde is a small village in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of The Netherlands. It is located in between the two towns of Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde. The population of Lievelde has been estimated at 1516 Lievelde is a small village in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern...
- Mariënvelde
- Vragender
- Zieuwent
- Zwolle (Gelderland)Zwolle (Gelderland)Zwolle is a small village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Oost Gelre, about 3 km southeast of the town of Groenlo....