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
• Eefsele

• Groenlo

• Harreveld

• Lichtenvoorde

• Lievelde

• Mariënvelde

• Vragender

• Zieuwent

• Zwolle (Gelderland)

Topography


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

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