Bronckhorst | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Bronckhorst in a municipal map of Gelderland |
Coordinates: | 52.05°N 24°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1 January 2005[1] |
Government Footnotes: | [2] |
Governing Body: | Municipal council |
Leader Party: | PvdA |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marianne Besselink |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
Elevation M: | 13 |
Elevation Max Footnotes: | [4] |
Elevation Max M: | 43 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | Parts of 6900, 7000 and 7200 ranges |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0313, 0314, 0575 |
Bronckhorst (pronounced as /nl/) is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005. The municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled the area.
The seat of the municipality is Hengelo.
Formerly in Hengelo:
Formerly in Hummelo en Keppel:
Formerly in Vorden:
Formerly in Zelhem:
Formerly in Steenderen:
Keppel received city rights in 1404.