Bronckhorst () is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005. The municipality is named after the medieval castle of the Bronckhorst family, who once ruled this area. The seat of the municipality is Hengelo. Population centres Formerly in Hengelo: Hengelo Keijenborg Noordink Dunsborg Bekveld en Gooi Varssel Veldhoek Formerly in Hummelo en Keppel: Achter-Drempt Eldrik Hoog-Keppel Hummelo Laag-Keppel Voor-Drempt Formerly in Vorden: Delden Kranenburg Linde Medler Mossel Veldwijk Vierakker Vorden Wichmond Wildenborch Formerly in Zelhem: De Meene Halle Halle-Heide Halle-Nijman Heidenhoek Heurne Oosterwijk Velswijk Wassinkbrink Winkelshoek Wittebrink Zelhem Formerly in Steenderen: Baak Bronkhorst Olburgen Rha Steenderen Toldijk Keppel Keppel received city rights in 1404. Gallery Notable people Henrica Iliohan (1850 in Vorden – 1921) a Dutch-born American woman suffragist Henk Zeevalking (1922 in Laag-Keppel – 2005) a Dutch politician and co-founder of the Democrats 66 (D66) Prof Jan Remmelink (1922 in Zelhem - 2003) was Attorney General of the High Council of the Netherlands 1968/1989 Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950 in Hengelo) a Dutch politician Sport Leo Klein Gebbink (born 1968 in Zelhem) a former field hockey midfield player Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born 1983 in Voor-Drempt) a Dutch professional footballer with over 450 club caps References External links Achterhoek Municipalities of Gelderland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2005