Rheden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈreːdə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

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Rheden
Municipality
Church in Rheden
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 52°1′N 6°3′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Carol van Eert (PvdA)
Area [2]
• Total	84.35 km2 (32.57 sq mi)
• Land	81.74 km2 (31.56 sq mi)
• Water	2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	43,525
• Density	532/km2 (1,380/sq mi)
Demonym	Rhedenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6880–6883, 6950–6957, 6990–6994
Area code	026, 0313
Website	www.rheden.nl

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Population of the seven villages on 1 January 2013^[5]

The oldest mentions of villages in the municipality of Rheden date from the 9th century, namely Velp and Dieren. Many estates arose at the foot of the Veluwezoom, forming an almost unbroken row from Arnhem to Dieren. Examples are Middachten Castle (14th century), Biljoen Castle (16th century) and Huis Rhederoord (18th century). The estates and their residents provided work for the local population. The castles also provided a safe haven in times of unrest.

The municipality of Rheden was formed in 1573 when the schoutambten Velp and Rheden were merged to form the schoutambt Rheden.The choice of the name Rheden was made because the Rheden sheriff's office had more inhabitants. The municipality was divided into two new municipalities on January 1, 1812: Dieren and Velp. Already on January 1, 1818, the old situation was restored.

Between 1650 and about 1900 there were seven country estates in the village of Rheden: Scherpenhof, Den Brink, Heuven, De Kruishorst, Snippendaal (until 1916 part of De Kruishorst), Rhederhof and Valkenberg.^[6]

During the 19th century, many retirees and pensioners settled in the municipality of Rheden, particularly in De Steeg and Velp. The nearby presence of a city (Arnhem) and beautiful nature were factors that stimulated the growth of the municipality of Rheden. The population quadrupled in a century from 5,000 to 23,000. Velp is now the largest village in the municipality.

• Railway stations: Dieren, Rheden, Velp

• The Gazelle bicycle factory is situated in Dieren.

• Rheden, country house: de Valkenberg
• Velp, river: de IJssel
• Velp, view to a street (de Hoofdstraat)
• Velp, monumental office building at the Hoofdstraat
• Dieren, tower: de Dierense toren
• Dieren, monumental house: Schweer bey der Beckehof
• De Steeg, villa: Huize Rhederpark
• Spankeren, reformed church
• Bicycle Ferry on the IJssel crossing Rheden to Lathum - panoramio