Velp, Gelderland
Velp is a Dutch village located East to Arnhem 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 | |
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 360° Panorama, Main Street, Velp, The Netherlands. | |
| Coordinates: 51°59′41″N 5°58′33″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Rheden |
| Population (2007) | circa 17,563 |
| Dialling code | 026 |
| Major roads | A12 |
Velp was a separate municipality between 1812 and 1818, when it was merged with Rheden. The municipality also covered the village Rozendaal.[1]
Gallery
Church: Onze Lieve Vrouw Visitatiekerk
New Church, built 1841
Castle: het Biljoen
Monumental office building at the Hoofdstraat
View to a street (de Hoofdstraat)
River IJssel near Velp
Veluwe near Velp, tree in the field at the Driesprong
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, 2011.
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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