Andelst is a village in the
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province of
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
. It is located in the municipality
Overbetuwe
Overbetuwe () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and in ...
, about 10 km northwest of the city of
Nijmegen
Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...
.
History
It is an old village; the first known mention dates from 855, as ''Andassale'', and means "hall of Ando (person)". The village developed on a high ridge and has been inhabited since the Roman period. The church has a tower from around 1400 and has been extensively restored between 1928 and 1930.
In 1327, the
Duke of Gelre established a legal court in Andelst. There used to be a little castle near Andelst, but it was demolished in 1846. In 1840, Andelst was home to 508 people.
Gallery
File:Andelst-waalstraat-zuid.JPG, Farm in Andelst
File:16andelstvoormaligebusgarage.png, Former bus depot
File:Andelst (Overbetuwe) gemeentehuis (2).JPG, Town hall
File:Andelst (Overbetuwe) Indië-monument.JPG, Dutch East Indies monument
Reference
Populated places in Gelderland
Overbetuwe
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