Renkum

Renkum
Renkum
Municipality
	Renkum town streetview with church tower in the background
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Gelderland
	Coordinates: 51°59′N 5°51′E / 51.983°N 5.850°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mrs. A.M.J. (Agnes) Schaap
Area
• Total	47.23 km2 (18.24 sq mi)
• Land	45.95 km2 (17.74 sq mi)
• Water	1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	31,417
• Density	684/km2 (1,770/sq mi)
Demonym	Renkumer
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6860–6874
Area code	026, 0317
Website	www.renkum.nl

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

The surrounding of the municipality are mainly forest and river forelands. In the forest one can find tumulus of thousand years old. Findings from these tumulus can be seen in the Historic museum in Arnhem.^[6]

^ Mayor Schaap
^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Renkum. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 6861GG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ Historic museum Arnhem Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Mayor Schaap

[mayor_now-2] "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Renkum. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[3] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-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

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Renkum
Municipality
Renkum town streetview with church tower in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°59′N 5°51′E / 51.983°N 5.850°E / 51.983; 5.850
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government ^[2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mrs. A.M.J. (Agnes) Schaap^[1]
Area ^[3]
• Total	47.23 km² (18.24 sq mi)
• Land	45.95 km² (17.74 sq mi)
• Water	1.28 km² (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation ^[4]	51 m (167 ft)
Population (January 2021)^[5]
• Total	31,417
• Density	684/km² (1,770/sq mi)
Demonym	Renkumer
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6860–6874
Area code	026, 0317
Website	www.renkum.nl

Renkum

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