Velp, Gelderland
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| Velp Hoofdstraat.jpg | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Rheden |
| Population (2007) | circa 17.563 |
| Major roads | A12 |
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Velp is a Dutch town within the municipality of Rheden, located between Arnhem, Rozendaal, and the town of Rheden. The population is 17.669 (2005). The town of Velp covers an area of approximately 11.01 square kilometres (4.25 sq mi).
Velp was a separate municipality between 1812 and 1818, when it was merged with Rheden. The municipality also covered the village Rozendaal.[1]
Gallery
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View to a street (de Hoofdstraat)
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Church
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Monumental office building at the Hoofdstraat
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Velp, kantoorgebouw van waterleidingbedrijf Vitens foto4 2015-04-05 10.55.jpg
Office building waterworks
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River (de IJssel) near Velp
Notable residents
- Jan Goossens, former American indoor soccer player.
- Ho-Pin Tung, Chinese-Dutch auto-racing driver
- René Klaassen, former field hockey defender
- Mina Kruseman, 19th-century feminist and author
- Audrey Hepburn, 1900s actress and humanitarian
References
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Velp, Gelderland. |
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Velp". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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