Renkum

Oosterbeek: World War II memorial

Renkum, gemeente (municipality), central Netherlands. Renkum is situated on the Lower Rhine (Neder Rijn) River, immediately west of Arnhem, and comprises the villages of Oosterbeek (the local government centre), Renkum, Doorwerth, Heelsum, Heveadorp, and Wolfheze. The locality was especially associated with the Battle of Arnhem in World War II; on the Oosterbeek village green is a memorial erected by the Dutch in memory of the British airborne forces. The Arnhem-Oosterbeek War Cemetery is outside the town. Oosterbeek is a residential town dating back to Roman times; Renkum, formerly a royal country seat, is now industrialized. Pop. (2007 est.) 31,640.