Oost Gelre

Oost Gelre
Municipality
Monumental post office in Groenlo
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°59′N 6°34′E / 51.983°N 6.567°ECoordinates: 51°59′N 6°34′E / 51.983°N 6.567°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Annette Bronsvoort (PvdA)
Area[2]
• Total	110.12 km^2 (42.52 sq mi)
• Land	109.67 km^2 (42.34 sq mi)
• Water	0.45 km^2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	21 m (69 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	29,657
• Density	270/km^2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	7130–7141, 7263
Area code	0544
Website	www.oostgelre.nl

Oost Gelre is a municipality in the Achterhoek, in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, the municipalities Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde merged and formed the new municipality Oost Gelre, which was called Groenlo until 19 May 2006.

Population centres

• Eefsele
• Groenlo
• Harreveld
• Lichtenvoorde
• Lievelde
• Mariënvelde
• Vragender
• Zieuwent
• Zwolle (Gelderland)

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oost Gelre, June 2015

References

1. "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oost Gelre. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 7131CM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Oost Gelre at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website