Brummen Explained

Brummen
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Brummen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Coordinates:52.0833°N 15°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Government Footnotes:[1]
Governing Body:Municipal council
Leader Party:VVD
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Alex van Hedel
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:10
Population Demonym:Brummenaar
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:6960–6975, 7399
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0575

Brummen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈbrʏmə(n)/) is a municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands.

Brummen has a small railway station - Brummen railway station on the line between Zutphen and Arnhem. The village is situated about 7km (04miles) southwest of Zutphen, no farther than 1.5 km from the IJssel river. About two kilometers west of the village, on the edge of the Veluwe forest area, lies the Engelenburg resort, a castle-like house. It is in use as a hotel for golf players and has a 9-hole golf-link.

Population centres

Transportation

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands.

Twin towns — sister cities

Brummen is twinned with:

Notable people

Sport

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burgemeesters en wethouders . Mayor and aldermen . nl . Gemeente Brummen . 19 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140722181444/https://www.brummen.nl/bestuur-en-politiek/burgemeester-en-wethouders/# . 2014-07-22 . dead.
  2. Web site: Postcodetool for 6971BV . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 19 June 2014.