Renkum

Renkum
Municipality
Renkum town streetview with church tower in the background
Renkum town streetview with church tower in the background
Flag of Renkum
Flag
Coat of arms of Renkum
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Renkum in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°59′N 5°51′E / 51.983°N 5.850°E / 51.983; 5.850
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMrs. A.M.J. (Agnes) Schaap
Area
 • Total
47.23 km2 (18.24 sq mi)
 • Land45.95 km2 (17.74 sq mi)
 • Water1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total
31,417
 • Density684/km2 (1,770/sq mi)
DemonymRenkumer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6860–6874
Area code026, 0317
Websitewww.renkum.nl

Renkum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛŋkəm] ⓘ) is a municipality and 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 of Renkum is part of the Stadsregio (English: City region) of Arnhem-Nijmegen.

The surroundings of the municipality are mainly forest and river forelands. In the forest are located tumuli dating back a thousand years. Items found in them can be viewed in the Historical Museum in Arnhem.

History

Renkum is over a thousand years old. Its thousand-year anniversary was celebrated in 1970. In the early days, the name was written as Redinchem. In the 19th century Renkum underwent development, with six paper mills, three water-cornmills and one water-oil mill in operation. There were two factories, producing treacle and potato-starch flour. There was also a brewery and a tavern, de Bok.

Nowadays the town is home to the paper industry, the plant being operated by Parenco B.V., which was acquired by H2 Equity Partners in 2012.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Renkum, June 2015.

Notable people from Renkum

Esme Denters, 2009

Sport

Ronald Koeman, 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Renkum. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mayor Schaap". Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6861GG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Historic museum Arnhem Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019
  8. ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019
  9. ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 02 December 2019