Rheden
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| Rheden | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Gelderland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 84.39 km² (32.6 sq mi) |
| - Land | 81.79 km² (31.6 sq mi) |
| - Water | 2.60 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 43,851 |
| - Density | 536/km² (1,388.2/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Rheden is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
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[edit] Population centres
- Velp (2003 population: 17,615)
- Dieren (15,283)
- Rheden (7.912)
- De Steeg (1,288)
- Ellecom (1,105)
- Spankeren (1,058)
- Laag Soeren (806)
[edit] Famous people
- Cyclist Erik Breukink was born in Rheden in 1964.
- Hans van den Broek, later Minister of Foreign Affairs, was a member of the municipal council from 1970 to 1974
- Author Louis Couperus lived in Rheden when he died in 1923.
- Author Simon Carmiggelt had a home in De Steeg
[edit] Miscellaneous
- "Hof te Dieren" was the house of the Dutch Stadtholder Frederik Hendrik of Orange, William II, Prince of Orange, William III of Orange and William IV of Orange. They enlarged the house and held hunting parties in the nearby woods. A road was created from Dieren to Den Haag, which is called the "Koningsweg". The road can still be found in many places in the Netherlands, such as Otterlo. The house was shot to pieces by the Canadian liberators, who had the wrong information that German SS soldiers were located in the house. The were in fact located in the house "Avegoor", a few kilometers to the south-west.
- The Gazelle bicycle factory is situated in Dieren.
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