Oost Gelre
# 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

## 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

## Gallery

* Groenlo, marketplace
* Lichtenvoorde
* Zieuwent, church
* Groenlo
* Windmill in Harreveld
