Hummelo

Hummelo
Hummelo, reformed church
Hummelo
Location in the province of Gelderland
Hummelo
Hummelo (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°0′11″N 6°14′4″E / 52.00306°N 6.23444°E / 52.00306; 6.23444
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityBronckhorst
Area
 • Total
12.67 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,465
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6999[1]
Dialing code0314

Hummelo is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst, about 6 km northwest of Doetinchem.

Hummelo was a separate municipality until 1818, when the area was divided between Ambt Doetinchem and Hummelo en Keppel.[3] Archeological finds in the area date to the upper Palaeolithic period.[4]

Hummelo is known as the birthplace of the dutch rock band Normaal (Normal), which was founded in 1975.[5]

Notable people

  • Koen Huntelaar (born 1998), footballer[6]
  • Bennie Jolink (born 1946), singer and co-founder of Normaal[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2022. three entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6999AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  4. ^ E.M. ten Broeke 2012, Archeologisch bureauonderzoek NH Kerk Hummelo te Hummelo in de gemeente Bronckhorst. Den Haag, DANS. https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zf6-tkc8
  5. ^ "Normaal (1975-2015)". Hummelo (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Koen Huntelaar". World Football (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Bennie Jolink". TV Blik (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.