Velp, Gelderland

This is about the town in Gelderland. For the village in North Brabant see Velp, North Brabant

Velp is a Dutch village located east of Arnhem within the municipality of Rheden, between Arnhem, Rozendaal, and the town of Rheden.

Velp
Town
360° Panorama, Main Street, Velp, The Netherlands.
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Coordinates: 51°59′41″N 5°58′33″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Rheden
Area [1]
• Total	11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	18,100
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6881-6883[1]
Dialing code	026
Major roads	A12

Velp was a separate municipality from 1812 to 1818, when it was merged with Rheden. The municipality also included the village of Rozendaal.^[3]

Gallery

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  Church: Onze Lieve Vrouw Visitatiekerk
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  New Church, built 1841
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  Palace "het Biljoen"
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  Monumental office building on the Hoofdstraat
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  Street view (de Hoofdstraat)
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  River IJssel near Velp
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  Veluwe near Velp, tree in the field at the Driesprong

Notable residents

• ChevoBeatz, recording producer.
• Jan Goossens, former American indoor soccer player.
• Ho-Pin Tung, auto-racing driver
• René Klaassen, former field hockey defender
• Mina Kruseman, 19th-century feminist and author
• Ella van Heemstra, aristocrat and mother of Audrey Hepburn^[4]
• Audrey Hepburn, 20th-century actress and humanitarian^[5]
• Aarnout Loudon, corporate executive and politician