Gennep

Gennep
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Flag of Gennep
Coat of arms of Gennep
Highlighted position of Gennep in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°42′N 5°58′E / 51.700°N 5.967°E / 51.700; 5.967
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorPeter de Koning (VVD)
Area
 • Total
50.42 km2 (19.47 sq mi)
 • Land47.62 km2 (18.39 sq mi)
 • Water2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
17,035
 • Density358/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Gennepenaar, Genneper
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6590–6599
Area code0485
Websitewww.gennep.nl
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Gennep, June 2015

Gennep (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛnəp] ) is a municipality and a city in upper southeastern Netherlands. It lies in the very northern part of the province of Limburg, 18 km south of Nijmegen. Furthermore, it lies on the right bank of the Meuse river, and south of the forest of the Klever Reichswald. The municipality of Gennep has 17,277 inhabitants (2014).

The Niers river flows into the Meuse in Gennep.

  1. ^ "Burgemeester Dhr. P.J.H.M. De Koning" [Mayor Mr. P.J.H.M. De Koning] (in Dutch). Gemeente Gennep. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6591CP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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