Rozendaal

Not to be confused with Roosendaal.
Rozendaal
Municipality

Rozendaal Castle

Flag

Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Rozendaal in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 52°0′N 5°58′E / 52.000°N 5.967°E / 52.000; 5.967Coordinates: 52°0′N 5°58′E / 52.000°N 5.967°E / 52.000; 5.967
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government[1]
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Jan Hendrik Klein Molekamp (VVD)
Area[2]
  Total 27.92 km2 (10.78 sq mi)
  Land 27.90 km2 (10.77 sq mi)
  Water 0.02 km2 (0.008 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 41 m (135 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
  Total 1,494
  Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 6891
Area code 026
Website www.rozendaal.nl

Rozendaal ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town, next to Arnhem and Velp, is known for the Rozendaal Castle (Kasteel Rosendael) and its bedriegertjes.

The municipality is the least densely populated on the mainland of the Netherlands, i.e., in effect, not on one of the West Frisian Islands. Rozendaal is one of the richest municipalities in the Netherlands.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Rozendaal, June 2015

References

  1. "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Rozendaal. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 6891CL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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