Gennep

Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands

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Coat of arms

Location in Limburg

Coordinates: 51°42′N 5°58′E / 51.700°N 5.967°E / 51.700; 5.967CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgGovernment

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• BodyMunicipal council • MayorPeter de Koning (VVD)Area

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• Total50.42 km² (19.47 sq mi) • Land47.62 km² (18.39 sq mi) • Water2.80 km² (1.08 sq mi)Elevation

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13 m (43 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[4]

• Total17,035 • Density358/km² (930/sq mi)Demonym(s)Gennepenaar, GenneperTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

6590–6599

Area code0485Websitewww.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.

Population centres

Aaldonk
Dam
De Looi
Diekendaal
Gennep
Heijen
Hekkens
Milsbeek
Ottersum
Smele
Ven-Zelderheide
Zelder

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 century. Gennep lies about 18 kilometres (11 miles) southeast of Nijmegen.

In 2001, Gennep had 8306 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.11 square kilometres (0.81 sq mi), and contained 3124 residences.^[5]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Gennep is twinned with:

Gelnica, Slovakia

Notable people

Norbert of Xanten, Catholic priest and ascetic, was born in Gennep
Marcel van Grunsven (1896 in Gennep - 1969) Mayor of Heerlen from 1926 to 1961
Theo Blankenaauw (1923 in Gennep – 2011) a Dutch track cyclist, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Gallery

Gennep, church: de Sint Martinuskerk
Gennep, former town hall

View of the river Meuse, between Gennep and Ottersum

References

^ "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.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 6591CP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "CBS - Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.