Batenburg is a city in the municipality of
Wijchen
Wijchen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.
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, in the
Dutch
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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 on the
Meuse
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, about 15 km west 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 ...
. It is well known for the remains of a medieval fort in the center of the town. Batenburg received
city rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
in 1349. Until 1984, Batenburg was a separate municipality.
It was first mentioned in 1166 as Battenburg. The etymology in unclear.
Batenburg developed around
Batenburg Castle.
In 1347, it received city rights.
, and by 1400, had walls and two city gates. The castle dated from the mid-12th century. It was destroyed and rebuilt many times until 1795 and was later used as a stone quarry. The medieval Dutch Reformed Church was heavy damaged around 1600 and rebuilt between 1608 and 1634 without a
choir
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. The tower dates from the early 15th century.
The city did not develop, and was home to 441 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:Batenburg, de Sint Victorkerk RM8718 foto3 2015-12-09 11.51.jpg, Church: de Sint Victorkerk
File:Batenburg, de Boombeelden van Marc de Roover met de Sint Victorkerk (RM87148) op de achtergrond foto7 2015-12-09 12.50.jpg, Sculpture (de Boombeelden) designed by Marc de Roover
Image:Batenburg, molen foto9 2011-01-16 13.48.jpg, Batenburg Windmill
Image:Batenburg gevelsteen, Prinsengracht, Amsterdam.JPG, Batenburg gevelsteen, Prinsengracht, Amsterdam
References
Former municipalities of Gelderland
Populated places in Gelderland
Wijchen
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