Rheden

Rheden is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

Population centres
Population of the seven villages on 1 January 2013
 * Velp (17,723)
 * Dieren (14,340)
 * Rheden (7,614)
 * De Steeg (1,122)
 * Ellecom (1,104)
 * Spankeren (958)
 * Laag Soeren (835)

Topography


Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rheden, 2013.

Transportation

 * Railway stations: Dieren, Rheden, Velp

Notable residents

 * Erik Breukink, cyclist
 * Hans van den Broek, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and member of the municipal council from 1970 to 1974
 * Simon Carmiggelt, author who had a home in De Steeg
 * Louis Couperus, author who lived in Rheden when he died in 1923
 * Erik Proper, computer scientist

Miscellaneous

 * The Gazelle bicycle factory is situated in Dieren.