Velp
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| Velp | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 51°59′41″N 5°58′33″E / 51.99472°N 5.97583°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Rheden |
| Population (2007) | circa 17.563 |
| Transport | |
| Major roads | A12 |
For other uses, see Velp (disambiguation).
Velp is a Dutch town within the municipality of Rheden, having borders with both Rheden and Rozendaal, as with Arnhem. The population is 17.669 (2005). The town of Velp covers a surface of approximately 11.01 km².
Velp was a separate municipality between 1812 and 1818, when it was merged with Rheden. The municipality also covered the village Rozendaal.[1]
[edit] Notable residents
- Kobus van der Schlossen, folk hero executed in Velp in 1695
- 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
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Coordinates: 51°59′41″N 5°58′33″E / 51.99472°N 5.97583°E
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