Oost Gelre  | |
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![]() Monumental post office in Groenlo  | |
![]() Flag ![]() Coat of arms  | |
![]() Location in Gelderland  | |
| Coordinates: 51°59′N 6°34′E / 51.983°N 6.567°E | |
| Country | Netherlands | 
| Province | Gelderland | 
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council | 
| • Mayor | Annette Bronsvoort (PvdA) | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.44 km2 (42.64 sq mi) | 
| • Land | 109.93 km2 (42.44 sq mi) | 
| • Water | 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | 
| Population  (January 2021)[4]  | |
| • Total | 29,574 | 
| • Density | 269/km2 (700/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Postcode | 7130–7141, 7263  | 
| Area code | 0544 | 
| Website | www | 
Oost Gelre is a municipality in the Achterhoek, in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, the municipalities Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde merged and formed the new municipality Oost Gelre, which was called Groenlo until 19 May 2006.
Population centres
- Eefsele
 - Groenlo
 - Harreveld
 - Lichtenvoorde
 - Lievelde
 - Mariënvelde
 - Vragender
 - Zieuwent
 - Zwolle (Gelderland)
 
Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oost Gelre, June 2015
Notable people
Arts

Suzan & Freek, popular musical duo were both born in Oost-Gelre.
- Marco Blaauw (born 1965 in Lichtenvoorde), trumpeter
 - Tom Holkenborg (born 1967 in Lichtenvoorde) aka Junkie XL, composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer and engineer [5]
 - Peter Beets (grew up in Groenlo), jazz pianist
 - Esther Rots (born 1972 in Groenlo), film director
 - Menno Veldhuis (born 1974 in Groenlo), artist
 - Thomas Puskailer (born 1981 in Lichtenvoorde), Dutch-born Slovak singer and songwriter
 - Suzan Stortelder (born 1992 in Ziewent), singer and one half of Suzan & Freek
 - Freek Rikkerink (born 1993 in Harreveld), singer and one half of Suzan & Freek
 
Politics
- Willem Maurits Bruyninck (1689 in Lichtenvoorde - ??), the 25th Governor of Ceylon
 - Tjitske Siderius (born 1981 in Groenlo), Dutch politician
 

Sander Boschker in 2008.
Sport
- Hans Smees (born 1970 in Harreveld), retired motorcycle racer
 - Sander Boschker (born 1970 in Lichtenvoorde), retired goalkeeper with 555 club caps
 - Tristan Hoffman (born 1970 in Groenlo), retired road racing cyclist
 - Dave Bus (born 1978 in Lichtenvoorde), football defender
 - Joost Wichman (born 1978 in Lichtenvoorde), mountainbiker and former world champion
 - Loes Gunnewijk (born 1980 in Groenlo), former professional Dutch racing cyclist, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
 - Anneke Beerten (born 1982 in Mariënvelde), mountain cyclist
 - Hidde Jurjus (born 1994 in Lichtenvoorde), footballer
 
Theology
- Herman Herbers (born 1540 or 1544 in Groenlo), theologian and pastor
 
Gallery
Groenlo, marketplace
Lichtenvoorde
Zieuwent, church
Groenlo
Windmill in Harreveld
References
- ↑ "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oost Gelre. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
 - ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
 - ↑ "Postcodetool for 7131CM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
 - ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
 - ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 23 September 2019
 
External links
 Media related to Oost Gelre at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
 
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