Renkum
Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Renkum | |
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Coordinates: 51°59′N 5°51′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Mrs. A.M.J. (Agnes) Schaap[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 47.23 km2 (18.24 sq mi) |
• Land | 45.95 km2 (17.74 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 31,417 |
• Density | 684/km2 (1,770/sq mi) |
Demonym | Renkumer |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6860–6874 |
Area code | 026, 0317 |
Website | www |
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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]