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Ruurlo
Dorp
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°5′14″N 6°27′28″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Berkelland
Area
• Total	54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi)
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

• 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
• Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.