Lingewaard
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Lingewaard is a municipality in the eastern NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is located in the most eastern part of the Betuwe
Betuwe
The Betuwe is an area in the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland...
. It was formed in 2001 as a merger between Bemmel
Bemmel
Bemmel is a village in Gelderland in the municipality of Lingewaard. It was previously a municipality of its own, but in 2001 it merged with Huissen and Gendt. Bemmel lies between two major cities; Arnhem and Nijmegen, and is thus bordered by the rivers Rhine and Waal. It has a population of...
, Gendt
Gendt
Gendt is a city in Gelderland in the municipality of Lingewaard. It was previously a municipality of its own, but in 2001 it merged with Huissen and Bemmel to form the new municipality Lingewaard. The city is located on the river Waal, about 5 km northeast of the city of Nijmegen. It received...
and Huissen
Huissen
Huissen is a town in Gelderland, Netherlands and has about 17,000 inhabitants. It is located at the Nederrijn, in the area between Arnhem and Nijmegen...
. The municipality was initially named Bemmel but later renamed.
The municipality has the following population centres:
- AngerenAngerenAngeren is a village in the Netherlands in the municipality of Lingewaard. It has a population of 2,851 , and is located in the very eastern tip of the Betuwe, 2 km to the south of Huissen, between the cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen.Angeren is first mentioned as Angrina in a document dated 814...
- BemmelBemmelBemmel is a village in Gelderland in the municipality of Lingewaard. It was previously a municipality of its own, but in 2001 it merged with Huissen and Gendt. Bemmel lies between two major cities; Arnhem and Nijmegen, and is thus bordered by the rivers Rhine and Waal. It has a population of...
- DoornenburgDoornenburgDoornenburg is a village south of Huissen in the municipality of Lingewaard, Gelderland, the Netherlands. It has a population of 2797 .Doornenburg Castle is located near the village....
- GendtGendtGendt is a city in Gelderland in the municipality of Lingewaard. It was previously a municipality of its own, but in 2001 it merged with Huissen and Bemmel to form the new municipality Lingewaard. The city is located on the river Waal, about 5 km northeast of the city of Nijmegen. It received...
- HaalderenHaalderenHaalderen is a small hamlet near Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands. The population is quite low, and the hamlet belongs to the district of Lingewaard. In Haalderen there are a lot of pensioners, who enjoy their pensions in the quiet neighbourhood of Haalderen....
- HuissenHuissenHuissen is a town in Gelderland, Netherlands and has about 17,000 inhabitants. It is located at the Nederrijn, in the area between Arnhem and Nijmegen...
- Ressen
"Lingewaard" itself is not the name of one of them. The municipality lies in the proximity of Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
, Nijmegen and Elst
Elst (Overbetuwe)
Elst is a town in the municipality of Overbetuwe in the Dutch province of Gelderland. Elst is situated in the Betuwe, between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem. Elst has 19,743 inhabitants....
, where most inhabitants work. The largest of the population centres is the town of Huissen
Huissen
Huissen is a town in Gelderland, Netherlands and has about 17,000 inhabitants. It is located at the Nederrijn, in the area between Arnhem and Nijmegen...
.
Notable people
Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include:- Stijn SchaarsStijn SchaarsStefanus Johannes "Stijn" Schaars is a Dutch footballer who currently plays in the Portuguese Liga for Sporting Clube de Portugal and the Netherlands national team as a midfielder.-Club career:...
, footballer, currently at AZ Alkmaar (born in GendtGendtGendt is a city in Gelderland in the municipality of Lingewaard. It was previously a municipality of its own, but in 2001 it merged with Huissen and Bemmel to form the new municipality Lingewaard. The city is located on the river Waal, about 5 km northeast of the city of Nijmegen. It received...
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