Huissen () is a

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with

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in the

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, in the

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. The town is located in the

Betuwe Batavia (; , ) is a historical and geographical region in the Netherlands, forming large fertile islands in the river delta formed by the waters of the Rhine (Dutch: ''Rijn'') and Meuse (Dutch: ''Maas'') rivers. During the Roman empire, it was an ...

region and belongs to the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Lingewaard, in the area between the major cities of Arnhem 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 ...

. Huissen is situated along the rivers Nederrijn and Linge. The city has a population of 19,414 (as of 1 January 2020). Huissen - Langekerkstraat 10 - Kerk vanaf Raadhuisplein

Huissen - Langekerkstraat 10 - Kerk vanaf Raadhuisplein

History

Huissen was first mentioned in 814 as ''Hosenheim''. It received

in 1314. The town was part of the

Duchy of Cleves The Duchy of Cleves (german: Herzogtum Kleve; nl, Hertogdom Kleef) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged from the medieval . It was situated in the northern Rhineland on both sides of the Lower Rhine, around its capital Cleves and ...

and became Dutch in as late as 1816. Much of the town was destroyed in

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. After the war it was rebuilt in the

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style. Huissen was previously a municipality of its own, but merged with the former municipalities

Bemmel Bemmel is a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is located in the Betuwe region, and falls under the municipality of Lingewaard. The town is situated between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen, and is bordered b ...

and Gendt in 2001, to form the municipality of Lingewaard. Huissen is the largest population centre within this municipality.

Haunted house

The Binnenveld

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(Dutch: ''Huize Binnenveld'') is a

rijksmonument A rijksmonument (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands ...

located in Huissen. It is better known as "the haunted house of Huissen". The building stood in the front area during the Battle of Arnhem: a major battle of

. According to locals, this mansion would be haunted. In 2008, the mansion received a lot of media attention when it was purchased by Dutch television personality

Emile Ratelband Emile Albert Rudolf Ratelband (born 11 March 1949) is a Dutch television personality, "positivity guru" and former politician for Leefbaar Nederland. Biography Emile Ratelband was born in Arnhem on 11 March 1949. He has eight children as of 2019. ...

. Ratelband came up with the idea of a restoration plan for the mansion, with the intention of making it his home. The project was cancelled because Ratelband's wife could not make it her home; she said that evil

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s would be haunting the building. In 2012, Ratelband was arrested for attempting to set fire to the mansion.

Notable residents

Notable people who were born, have lived, or are living in Huissen include: * Johannes van Neercassel (1625–1686),

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from 1661 to 1686 * Hein Burgers (1834–1899), Dutch

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(1949), Dutch television personality *

Erwin van de Looi Erwin van de Looi (born 25 February 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Netherlands U21 team. Playing career Van de Looi played in the youth academies of RKHVV and Vitesse 1892 ...

(1972), Dutch football manager and former

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* Thomas van Aalten (1978), Dutch

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and

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* Kenny van Hummel (1982), Dutch former

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Photo gallery

File:Huissen (Lingewaard) sculptuur De Zwaan op marktplein.JPG, ''The Swan'' (

statue A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture t ...

) Huissen-Zand (Lingewaard) RK kerk.JPG, ''Zandse kerk'' (

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chris ...

) Huissen (Lingewaard) kapel Dominicanenklooster, van opzij.JPG, Dominican

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

Traditional Dutch ferry at the Rhineriver near Huissen-Arnhem - panoramio.jpg,

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at the Nederrijn Dawn at Rhine river foreland at Huissen with hundreds of gooses in the air - panoramio.jpg, The river forelands Huissen, boerderij aan de Bergendesestraat IMG 9336 2021-06-09 19.40.jpg, Farmhouse in Huissen

Trivia

* The alternative name of Huissen during

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is ''Zwaonestad'' (

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: 'Swan Town'). In the local dialect the name is ''Huusse''.

References

External links

Plaatsengids.nl
Huissen
Historische Kring Huessen
Historical Society of Huissen {{Coord, 51, 56, N, 5, 56, E, region:NL_type:city, display=title Cities in the Netherlands Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Lingewaard