Gennep
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| Coordinates: 51°41′37″N 5°48′22″E / 51.69361°N 5.80611°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 50.40 km2 (19.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 48.02 km2 (18.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.38 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| • Total | 16,865 | ||
| • Density | 351/km2 (909.1/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Gennep (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in southeastern Netherlands.
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[edit] Population centres
Aaldonk, Dam, De Looi, Diekendaal, Gennep, Heijen, Hekkens, Milsbeek, Ottersum, Smele, Ven-Zelderheide and Zelder.
[edit] The city of Gennep
Gennep was the title of a comital family, known descendants of which are the famous Saint Norbert of Gennep and William of Gennep, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.
Gennep probably received city rights in 1371. However, it remains unclear whether these city rights have really been assigned to Gennep, as the supposed documents burned during a fire in the townhall of Gennep at the end of the 16th decade. Gennep lies about 18 km southeast of Nijmegen.
In 2001, Gennep had 8306 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.11 km², and contained 3124 residences.[1]
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Gennep is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 51°41′37″N 5°58′22″E / 51.6936111111°N 5.97277777778°E
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