Elst is a town in the municipality of

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 ...

in the

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province of

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. It is situated in the Betuwe, between the cities of

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of ...

and

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 ...

. Elst has 21,447 inhabitants. Elst is known for its

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temples, which are situated under the Saint Werenfried church. Elst was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Overbetuwe.

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's sauce factory for the European market is located south of the town centre. ''

Elstar The Elstar apple is an apple cultivar that was first developed in the Netherlands in Elst in the 1950s by crossing Golden Delicious and Ingrid Marie apples. It quickly became popular, especially in Europe and was first introduced to America in ...

'' is an apple cultivar that was developed in Elst in the 1950s.

Education

Elst is home to three

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: Het Westeraam, Lyceum and Over Betuwe College Elst (OBC Elst).

Sports

There are several

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in Elst, including: *Spero (

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) *BCE (badminton) *Elistha (Football) *ETV (tennis) *EZ & PC (

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) *Gaviiformes (scuba diving) *Gemini (

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) *HCOB (

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) *Unlimited (

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) *Budo vereniging (martial arts)

The Linge near Elst

File:Elst, de Linge vanaf de Welsh Guardsbrug IMG 2607 2019-09-21 19.22.jpg, The Linge from the Welsh Guardsbrug File:Bij Elst, ochtendtzicht op de Linge in de herfst IMG 2936 2019-11-30 10.11.jpg, The Linge in the autumn File:Tussen Elst en Arnhem, de Linge bij de stuw IMG 8072 2021-02-13 09.34.jpg, The Linge in the winter File:Elst, viaduct over de spoorlijn bij de weg naar Arnhem IMG 8742 2021-04-01 20.04.jpg, The Linge near the viaduct across the railway File:Elst, de Linge bij de 1e Weteringswal IMG 2426 2019-09-15 07.41.jpg, The Linge near the first Weteringswal File:Elst, boerderij aan de 2e Weteringswal IMG 8443 2021-03-24 08.27.jpg, The Linge at the second Weteringswal File:Bij Elst, de Linge bij Romeins Lint Oost in de mist IMG 2875 2019-11-24 10.27.jpg, The Linge in the fog near Romeins Lint Oost File:Bij Elst, de Linge vanaf de Raaijebrug in de mist IMG 2843 2019-11-24 09.32.jpg, The Linge from the bridge (the Raaijebrug) File:Elst, de Linge bij de Raaijebrug IMG 9472 2019-05-12 16.07.jpg, The Linge near the bridge (the Raaijebrug) File:Elst, de Linge vanaf de Langstraatbrug IMG 9481 2019-05-12 16.23.jpg, The Linge from the bridge (the Langstraatbrug)

People born in Elst

Frits Kuipers Frederik "Frits" Carel Kuipers (11 July 1899 in Lent, Gelderland, Lent, Gelderland – 10 October 1943 in Heemstede) was a football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who was included in the Netherlands national football team for the Football ...

(1899–1943), footballer *

Pierre Kartner Petrus Antonius Laurentius Kartner (11 April 1935 – 8 November 2022) was a Dutch musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who performed under the stage name Vader Abraham (''Father Abraham''). He wrote around 1600 songs. Early life an ...

(1935–2022), singer and composer *

Paul Kuypers Paul Herman Felix Kuypers (4 June 1939, Elst (Overbetuwe), Gelderland - d. near Ierapetra, Crete, Greece, 9 September 1971) was a Dutch agriculture expert, widely known in Ierapetra as the "Dutchman". He is credited with introducing new planting t ...

(1939–1971), agricultural scientist *

Jeffrey Leiwakabessy Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (born 23 February 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left back. Club career Born in Elst, Gelderland, Leiwakabessy played his first professional seasons with NEC Nijmegen. In 2006–07 he mo ...

(born 1981), footballer *

Henk "Henkie" Leeuwis Henk Leeuwis (4 December 1945 – 19 July 2022), known as Henkie, was a Dutch singer. Born in Elst, Netherlands, he was famous for his 2006 Belgian chart-topper A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranki ...

(born 1946), singer *

Dirk Proper Dirk Wanner Proper (born 24 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club NEC. Club career Born in Elst, Gelderland, Proper started playing football at amateur club SV Spero before joining the ...

(born 2002), footballer *

Peter J. Williamson Peter J. Williamson (April 20, 1823, Elst, Netherlands - February 15, 1907, Nashville, Tennessee) was a Dutch-American architect. Biography He emigrated to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1849 at the age of 26. He was trained at a post-secondary educ ...

(1823–1907), architect (Vanderbilt University), American Civil War adjutant to General William T. Sherman *

Jan Zwartkruis Johannes Hermanus Hendrikus "Jan" Zwartkruis () (18 February 1926 – 7 March 2013) was the manager of the Netherlands national football team for two periods (1976–77, 1978–81), coaching the team in 28 matches, including the 1980 UEFA European ...

(1925–2013), footballer

Transportation

Elst railway station Elst is a railway station located in Elst, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 June 1879 and is located on the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, with the service towards Tiel operated by Arriva ...

References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Overbetuwe {{Gelderland-geo-stub