Bronckhorst
Bronckhorst 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.
Population centres
Formerly in Hengelo:- Hengelo
- Keijenborg
- Noordink
- Dunsborg
- Bekveld
- Gooi
- Varssel
- Veldhoek
- Achter-Drempt
- Eldrik
- Hoog-Keppel
- Hummelo
- Laag-Keppel
- Voor-Drempt
- Delden
- Kranenburg
- Linde
- Medler
- Mossel
- Veldwijk
- Vierakker
- Vorden
- Wichmond
- Wildenborch
- De Meene
- Halle
- Halle-Heide
- Halle-Nijman
- Heidenhoek
- Heurne
- Oosterwijk
- Velswijk
- Wassinkbrink
- Winkelshoek
- Wittebrink
- Zelhem
- Baak
- Bronkhorst
- Olburgen
- Rha
- Steenderen
- Toldijk
Keppel
Notable people
- Henrica Iliohan a Dutch-born American woman suffragist
- Henk Zeevalking a Dutch politician and co-founder of the Democrats 66
- Prof Jan Remmelink was Attorney General of the High Council of the Netherlands 1968/1989
- Annemarie Jorritsma a Dutch politician
Sport
- Leo Klein Gebbink a former field hockey midfield player
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar a Dutch professional footballer with over 450 club caps