Bennekom

thumb|180px|right|Bennekom, Old Church Bennekom is a village and parish in the Netherlands, which is part of the Municipality of Ede in the south-west of the Veluwe district of the Province of Gelderland. It adjoins the town of Wageningen on the Lower-Rhine to the south, and Ede to the north, Veenendaal to the west and Renkum to the east. The western boundary of the parish follows the canalized River Grift and is also the boundary with the Province of Utrecht.

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Place details

Locality: Bennekom
Region: Gelderland
Country: Nederland
Population: 15,160
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bennekom
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_flag: Bennekom vlag.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Aartvanbennekom.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 200px
Settlement.image_alt: Statue along the old railwaytrack
Settlement.image_caption: Statue along the old railwaytrack
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Ede - Wijk 30 Bennekom.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Ede with Bennekom highlighted
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gelderland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ede
Settlement.population_total: 14,740
Settlement.population_as_of: 1 January 2009

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Wikidata facts

Population: 885
Image: Bennekom, kerk1 foto5 2010-03-02 15.35.JPG

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Commons category: Bennekom
postal code: 6721

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Contents

Geography
Public services
St Alexander’s Church
Archaeology and history
History
World War II
Modern history
Notable people
References
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The earliest forms of the name are Beringhem (1288) and Berinchem (1296), meaning the settlement of the people of Bero, who probably lived around the 6th to 10th century.