Gennep | |
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![]() View over Gennep | |
![]() Location in Limburg | |
Coordinates: 51°42′N 5°58′E / 51.700°N 5.967°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Peter de Koning (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.42 km2 (19.47 sq mi) |
• Land | 47.62 km2 (18.39 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 17,035 |
• Density | 358/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Gennepenaar, Genneper |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6590–6599 |
Area code | 0485 |
Website | www |
Gennep (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛnəp] ) is a municipality and a city in upper southeastern Netherlands. It lies in the very northern part of the province of Limburg, 18 km south of Nijmegen. Furthermore, it lies on the right bank of the Meuse river, and south of the forest of the Klever Reichswald. The municipality of Gennep has 17,277 inhabitants (2014).
The Niers river flows into the Meuse in Gennep.