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.
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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