Rheden
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Rheden is a municipalityMunicipality
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...
and a town 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...
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Population centres
- VelpVelpVelp may also refer to either:* Velp, Gelderland - a town in the Netherlands part of Rheden* Velp, North Brabant - a town in the Netherlands part of Grave * The Velp or Velpe, a tributuary of the River Demer, in the Flemish Region of Belgium...
(2003 population: 17,615) - DierenDierenDieren is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Rheden, between Zutphen and Arnhem.Dieren was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Rheden....
(15,283) - Rheden (7.912)
- De Steeg (1,288)
- Ellecom (1,105)
- Spankeren (1,058)
- Laag Soeren (806)
Transportation
- Railway stations: DierenDieren railway stationDieren is a railway station located in Dieren, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 2 February 1865 and is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen...
, RhedenRheden railway stationRheden is a railway station located in Rheden, The Netherlands. The station was opened in 1882 and is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The station is currently operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station closed on 2 October 1927 and reopened on 18 May 1952...
, VelpVelp railway stationVelp is a railway station located in Velp, the Netherlands. The station was opened in 1865 and is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.-Train services:...
Famous people
- Cyclist Erik BreukinkErik BreukinkErik Breukink is a former professional road racing cyclist. In 1988, Breukink won the youth competition in the Tour de France. In 1990, Breukink reached the podium in Paris, finishing 3rd in the 1990 Tour de France...
was born in Rheden in 1964. - Hans van den BroekHans van den BroekHenri van den Broek is a leading Dutch politician. He is best known for having served 11 years as the Netherlands' Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1982 and 1993, when he became European Commissioner for Foreign Relations.-Career:Van Den Broek started his career as a lawyer...
, later Minister of Foreign Affairs, was a member of the municipal council from 1970 to 1974 - Author Louis CouperusLouis CouperusLouis Marie-Anne Couperus was a Dutch novelist and poet during the Belle Époque. There is a wide variety of genres in his oeuvre, which contains poetry, fairy tales, psychological novels, and historical novels...
lived in Rheden when he died in 1923. - Author Simon CarmiggeltSimon CarmiggeltSimon Carmiggelt was a Dutch writer who became a well known public figure in the Netherlands because of his daily newspaper columns and his television appearances.-Biography:...
had a home in De Steeg