Oost Gelre

Oost Gelre is a municipality in the Achterhoek, in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, the municipalities Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde merged and formed the new municipality Oost Gelre, which was called Groenlo until 19 May 2006.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oost Gelre, June 2015

Notable people

Arts

• Marco Blaauw (born 1965 in Lichtenvoorde), trumpeter
• Tom Holkenborg (born 1967 in Lichtenvoorde) aka Junkie XL, composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer and engineer
• Peter Beets (grew up in Groenlo), jazz pianist
• Esther Rots (born 1972 in Groenlo), film director
• Menno Veldhuis (born 1974 in Groenlo), artist
• Thomas Puskailer (born 1981 in Lichtenvoorde), Dutch-born Slovak singer and songwriter
• Suzan Stortelder (born 1992 in Ziewent), singer and one half of Suzan & Freek
• Freek Rikkerink (born 1993 in Harreveld), singer and one half of Suzan & Freek

Politics

• Willem Maurits Bruyninck (1689 in Lichtenvoorde - ??), the 25th Governor of Ceylon
• Tjitske Siderius (born 1981 in Groenlo), Dutch politician

Sport

• Hans Smees (born 1970 in Harreveld), retired motorcycle racer
• Sander Boschker (born 1970 in Lichtenvoorde), retired goalkeeper with 555 club caps
• Tristan Hoffman (born 1970 in Groenlo), retired road racing cyclist
• Dave Bus (born 1978 in Lichtenvoorde), football defender
• Joost Wichman (born 1978 in Lichtenvoorde), mountainbiker and former world champion
• Loes Gunnewijk (born 1980 in Groenlo), former professional Dutch racing cyclist, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Anneke Beerten (born 1982 in Mariënvelde), mountain cyclist
• Hidde Jurjus (born 1994 in Lichtenvoorde), footballer

Theology

• Herman Herbers (born 1540 or 1544 in Groenlo), theologian and pastor

Gallery

References

External links

• Official website