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Renkum

Renkum
Municipality
Renkum town streetview with church tower in the background
Renkum town streetview with church tower in the background
Flag of Renkum
Flag
Coat of arms of Renkum
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Renkum in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°59′N 5°51′E / 51.983°N 5.850°E / 51.983; 5.850
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
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 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMrs. A.M.J. (Agnes) Schaap[1]
Area
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 • Total
47.23 km2 (18.24 sq mi)
 • Land45.95 km2 (17.74 sq mi)
 • Water1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation
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51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total
31,417
 • Density684/km2 (1,770/sq mi)
DemonymRenkumer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6860–6874
Area code026, 0317
Websitewww.renkum.nl

Renkum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛŋkʏm] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality had a population of 31,417 in 2021 and has a land area of 45.95 km2 (17.74 sq mi). Renkum is situated along the river Rhine. The municipality Renkum is part of the Stadsregio (English: City region) Arnhem-Nijmegen.

The surrounding of the municipality are mainly forest and river forelands. In the forest one can find tumulus of thousand years old. Findings from these tumulus can be seen in the Historic museum in Arnhem.[6]

History

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Renkum is more than a thousand years old. The thousand-year anniversary was celebrated in 1970. In the early days, the name was written as Redinchem. In the 19th century Renkum developed itself. There existed six paper mills, three water-cornmills and one water-oil mill. There were two factories, a treacle factory and a potato starch-flour factory. There was also a beer brewery and a tavern de Bok.

Nowadays there is still paper industry The company is Parenco B.V., acquired by H2 Equity Partners in 2012.

Population centres

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Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Renkum, June 2015.

Notable people from Renkum

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Esme Denters, 2009

Sport

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Ronald Koeman, 2014
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References

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  1. ^ Mayor Schaap
  2. ^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Renkum. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Postcodetool for 6861GG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ Historic museum Arnhem Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019
  8. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019
  9. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019
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