Ruurlo

Ruurlo
Dorp
Flag Coat of arms
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
Area
• Total	54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	7,830

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[]

, , , Heurne, , Ruurlo and .

Transportation[]

• Railway station: Ruurlo

Gallery[]

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  Ruurlo, Ruurlo castle

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  Ruurlo, reformed church

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  Ruurlo, church: de Sint Willibrorduskerk

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  Ruurlo, windmill: houtzaagmolen de Agneta

External links[]

• Official Website
• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Ruurlo". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

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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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