Keppel is a former municipality in the
Dutch
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People E ...
province of
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
, consisting of the villages of
Laag-Keppel and
Hoog-Keppel. It existed until 1818, when it merged with
Hummelo
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 ...
to form the new municipality of
Hummelo en Keppel
Hummelo en Keppel is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It was created in 1818, when the municipalities of Hummelo and Keppel merged, and existed until 2005, when the area became a part of the new municipality of Bronckho ...
.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
References
Former municipalities of Gelderland
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