Gennep () is a

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and a

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in upper southeastern

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. It lies in the very northern part of the province of

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, 18 km south of Nijmegen. Furthermore, it lies on the right bank of the

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river, and south of the forest of the Klever Reichswald. The municipality of Gennep has 17,277 inhabitants (2014). The Niers river flows into the Meuse in Gennep.

Population centres

The city of Gennep

Gennep was the title of a comital family, known descendants of which are the famous Saint Norbert of Gennep and William of Gennep,

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. Gennep probably received city rights in 1371. However, it remains unclear whether these city rights have really been assigned to Gennep, as the supposed documents burned during a fire in the townhall of Gennep at the end of the 16th century. Gennep lies about southeast of Nijmegen. In 2001, Gennep had 8306 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was , and contained 3124 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Gennep is twinned with:

Notable people

* Marcel van Grunsven (1896 in Gennep - 1969) Mayor of Heerlen from 1926 to 1961 * Theo Blankenaauw (1923 in Gennep – 2011) a Dutch track cyclist, competed at the

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* Vincent Van Gogh painted three oils of the water mill at Gennep

Gallery

File:Gennep, de Sint Martinuskerk foto3 2016-03-26 15.40.jpg, Gennep, church: de Sint Martinuskerk File:Stadhuisgennep.jpg, Gennep, former town hall

References

External links

* * Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) {{LimburgNL-geo-stub