Ruurlo

Ruurlo
Dorp

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Coordinates: 52°5′14″N 6°27′28″E / 52.08722°N 6.45778°E / 52.08722; 6.45778
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Berkelland
Population (2008) 7,830
Ruurlo

Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area
- Land
- Water
65.19 km²
64.96 km²
0.23 km²
Population (2004)
- Density
8,676
134/km²

Ruurlo is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the eastern part of the Netherlands. In 2004 it had a population of 8,676.

The town has a station on the Zutphen to Winterswijk railway line, and is served by trains every half-hour in both directions. In the evening there is an hourly service.

Ruurlo Castle lies just outside the town and is a popular place for weddings. The castle was used as the town hall until 1 January 2005, when the municipality Ruurlo merged with the municipalities of Borculo, Neede and Eibergen into the municipality of Berkelland.

Population centres

Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar, Heurne, Mariënvelde, Ruurlo and Veldhoek.

Transportation

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Coordinates: 52°05′N 6°27′E / 52.083°N 6.450°E / 52.083; 6.450


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