Herveld 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 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 ...

. Herveld was a separate municipality until 1818, when the area was divided between

Loenen en Wolferen Loenen en Wolferen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It existed from 1818 to 1854, when it became a part of Valburg.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. The area is now ...

and

Valburg Valburg is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Overbetuwe, about 10 km northwest of Nijmegen. Valburg was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became part of Overbetuwe. History It wa ...

. The village exists of two semi-separate communities of Herveld-Noord and Herveld-Zuid.,''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. connected by the Stenenkamerstraat. The mostly Catholic Herveld-North is located directly east of the village

Andelst Andelst is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality Overbetuwe, about 10 km northwest of the city of Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest c ...

while the more Protestant Herveld-South is a mile further south. Most amenities such as supermarkets, are located in Herveld-North. In the center of Herveld-South is a Gothic hall church, dating from the 15th century. Just outside the village is De Vink, a mill from the 18th century. Herveld is just off the A50 motorway (junction/knooppunt

), and to come into the village, one must follow the A15. Herveld has a rich history of fruit cultivation.

Gallery

File:Herveld-hoofdstraat-bijkerk.JPG, House in Herveld File:Herveld-Z (Overbetuwe) poort voor koninginnedag.JPG, Gate for Queen's Day File:Herveld-N beeld De Deugniet.JPG, Statue File:Boomteelt in Herveld.jpg, Tree plantation

References

Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Overbetuwe {{Gelderland-geo-stub