The municipality of Oost Gelre was created on 1 January 2005 when the former municipalities of Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde were merged. There are 30,000 people living in Oost Gelre. The municipality has two main centres: Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde. In addition to these large towns Oost Gelre contains six more villages: Harreveld, Lievelde, Mariënvelde, Vragender, Zieuwent and Zwolle.

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