Hummelo

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

52°0′11″N 6°14′4″E / 52.00306°N 6.23444°E / 52.00306; 6.23444CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityBronckhorstArea

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• Total12.67 km² (4.89 sq mi)Elevation

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12 m (39 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,465 • 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] First finds in the area date to the upper Palaeolithic.^[4]

Hummelo is known for the rock band Normaal (Normal) which was founded in 1975.^[5]

Notable people

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

Gallery

House in Hummelo
House in Hummelo
Normaal monument
Water pump

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2022. three entries
^ "Postcodetool for 6999AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ 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.
^ 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
^ "Normaal (1975-2015)". Hummelo (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Koen Huntelaar". World Football (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Bennie Jolink". TV Blik (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.