Bronckhorst (pronounced [ˈbrɔŋkɦɔrst] ) is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005. The municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled the area.
The seat of the municipality is Hengelo.
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Population centres
Keppel
Keppel received city rights in 1404.
Notable people
Henrica Iliohan (1850 in Vorden – 1921) a Dutch-born American woman suffragist
Henk Zeevalking (1922 in Laag-Keppel – 2005) a Dutch politician and co-founder of the Democrats 66 (D66)
Prof Jan Remmelink (1922 in Zelhem – 2003) was Attorney General of the High Council of the Netherlands 1968/1989
Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950 in Hengelo) a Dutch politician
Sport
Leo Klein Gebbink (born 1968 in Zelhem) a former field hockey midfield player
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born 1983 in Voor-Drempt) a Dutch professional footballer with over 450 club caps