Lingewaard () is a municipality in the eastern
Netherlands
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. It is located in the
province
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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 ...
, in the most eastern part of the
Betuwe. The municipality is situated in the
lowlands
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between the major 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 ...
, where most inhabitants work. Lingewaard was part of the
Arnhem–Nijmegen metropolitan area
The Arnhem–Nijmegen metropolitan area ( nl, Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen, ; originally called ''Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen'' ) is a former Dutch plusregio, public body and intermunicipal institution, founded in 1988, for the co-operation in the a ...
until 2015.
Population centres
The municipality of Lingewaard consists of the undermentioned population centres. Lingewaard was formed in 2001 as a merger between the former municipalities of
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 ...
,
Gendt
Gendt is a small city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region, and is part of the municipality of Lingewaard. Gendt is situated along the rivers Waal and Linge. It has a popu ...
and
Huissen
Huissen () is a city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard, in the area between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Huissen ...
. The municipality was initially named Bemmel after the largest former municipality, but later renamed 'Lingewaard' in a
referendum
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. 'Lingewaard' itself is not a
population centre
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but an artificial name for the municipality, which is favoured by the majority of the
voters
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.
The
industrial park
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and hamlet of Looveer (included with
Loo) comprises a small area located across the
Pannerden Canal. Other notable
hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...
in Lingewaard are
Hulhuizen (included with Gendt), and
Doornik (included with Bemmel). Before 1799, Doornik was a village. This village was destroyed because of a
levee breach
A levee breach or levee failure (the word dike or dyke can also be used instead of levee) is a situation where a levee fails or is intentionally breached, causing the previously contained water to flood the land behind the levee.
Causes of fail ...
in 1799, whereby all houses were destroyed, including the
church
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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
* C ...
.
Landscape
The municipality lies entirely within the
catchment area
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of the rivers
Waal
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,
Nederrijn
300px, Course of the Nederrijn
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, and
Linge
The Linge is a river in the Betuwe that is 99.8 km long, which makes it one of the longest rivers that flow entirely within the Netherlands.
It starts near the village Doornenburg near the German border. A legend tells us that if there w ...
. It generally contains many
fertile
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soil
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s that lie on nutrient-rich river
deposits
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. From an agricultural point of view, Lingewaard is well suited for horticulture. The area contains many
greenhouse
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s and
orchard
An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees which are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of larg ...
s.
In the south of Lingewaard lies Dutch
rewilding
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*Rewilding (conservation biology), the return of habitats to a natural state
**Rewilding Europe
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area Gelderse Poort, which is managed by
Staatsbosbeheer
Staatsbosbeheer, founded in 1899, is a Dutch government organization for forestry and the management of nature reserves.
Staatsbosbeheer currently oversees over 250,000 hectares of land in the Netherlands. Usually this land is open to the public ...
. This
nature reserve
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contains several Dutch
riverscape habitat
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s, including:
riparian forest
A riparian forest or riparian woodland is a forested or wooded area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river, stream, pond, lake, marshland, estuary, canal, sink or reservoir.
Etymology
The term riparian comes from the Latin word '' ...
s,
grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ...
s, small
marsh
A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at ...
es and
kolks. Large
herbivores
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(horses and cattle) roam through parts of the area, and play a major role in the
landscape
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character because of their
grazing
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behaviour.
Notable residents
Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include:
*
Willem Jacob van de Graaf (born 1736 in Huissen – 1804), the 35th
Dutch Governor of Ceylon
*
Syb Talma (born 1864 in Angeren – 1916), a Dutch politician
*
Gys van Beek (born 1919 in Angeren – 2015), a Dutch-American inventor and member of the
Dutch resistance
*
Joop Puntman
Josephus Theodorus (Joop) Puntman (March 20, 1934 in Bemmel – December 12, 2013 in Nijmegen) was a Dutch ceramist and sculptor.
Life and work
Puntman studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Arnhem. After his graduation he started to work ...
(born 1934 in Haalderen – 2013), a Dutch
ceramist and sculptor
*
Cor Melchers (born 1954 in Huissen – 2015), a Dutch painter
*
Annelies Nuy (born 1960 in Doornenburg), a Dutch fashion designer
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Thomas van Aalten (born 1978 in Huissen), a Dutch writer and journalist
* Ruben Hein (born 1982 in Bemmel) – Dutch
jazz
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musician
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Sport
*
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 ...
(born 1972 in Huissen), a Dutch
football manager
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and former
player
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Role or adjective
* Player (game), a participant in a game or sport
** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games
** Athlete, a player in sports
** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who ...
*
Stijn Schaars
Stephanus Johannes "Stijn" Schaars (born 11 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career Vitesse
Born in Gendt, Gelderland, Schaars was first discovered by Dutch coach Theo Bos, who went on to ...
(born 1984 in Gendt), a Dutch former
footballer
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with over 300 club
caps
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Annual festivals
Notable annual festivals and events
Events in Lingewaard
Retrieved 17 November 2019. in Lingewaard include:
* International Four Days Marches Nijmegen
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– A multiple day marching
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event in mid-July, which comes through 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 Huissen
Huissen () is a city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard, in the area between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Huissen ...
. Depending on the edition, it will be on the first or fourth day.
* Bemmelse Dweildag – An international festival for marching band
A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, ofte ...
s in Bemmel, on the second Sunday in June.
* Horse Days of Bemmel (Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
: ''Bemmelse Paardendagen'') – The annual pony market and horserace in Bemmel, around the second Sunday in August.
* Cherry Festival of Gendt (Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
: ''Gendste Kersenfeest'') – Annual festival of Gendt at the end of July.
* Under The Milky Way – Local rock festival
A rock festival is an open-air rock concert featuring many different performers, typically spread over two or three days and having a campsite and other amenities and forms of entertainment provided at the venue. Some festivals are singular even ...
of Lingewaard, located in the floodplains
A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.Goudi ...
of Huissen, in the end of August or beginning of September.
Gallery
File:Town Hall of Lingewaard.jpg, Town Hall of Lingewaard
File:Bemmel (Lingewaard) park Lingezegen bij de Linge.JPG, The Linge
The Linge is a river in the Betuwe that is 99.8 km long, which makes it one of the longest rivers that flow entirely within the Netherlands.
It starts near the village Doornenburg near the German border. A legend tells us that if there w ...
river at Park Lingezegen, 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 ...
File:Haalderen, kerk foto1 2010-03-22 12.15.JPG, The 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
* C ...
of Haalderen
Haalderen is a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The village is located in the Betuwe region, and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard. Haalderen is situated along the rivers Waal and Linge. It has a population of 2 ...
''OLV van Zeven Smarten''
File:Doornenburg, kasteel Doornenburg RM8942 positie1 foto9 2013-06-02 17.09.jpg, View on Doornenburg Castle
The Doornenburg Castle ( nl, Kasteel Doornenburg) is a Dutch castle from the 13th century.
The castle is located in the eastern part of the province of Gelderland, near the village of Doornenburg. It is one of the biggest and most well-preserved ...
at Doornenburg
Doornenburg is a village to the south east of Angeren in the municipality of Lingewaard, Gelderland, the Netherlands. Doornenburg Castle is located near the village.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 9th century as Doronburc, and m ...
File:Huissen, Mariakapel aan de Duisterestraat-Van Voorststraat IMG 9315 2021-06-09 19.27.jpg, Huissen, chapel at the Duisterestraat-Van Voorststraat
File:Angeren (Lingewaard) Mariakapel op kerkhof.JPG, Maria Chapel near the graveyard
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
of Angeren
Angeren is a village in the municipality of Lingewaard, Gelderland province, Netherlands. It has a population of 2,851 (1 January 2009), and is located in the very eastern tip of the Betuwe, 2 km to the south of Huissen, between the cities ...
File:Gendt (Lingewaard) voorm. gemeentehuis.JPG, Gendt (Lingewaard) former Town Hall
File:Gendt (Lingewaard) sculptuur gans.JPG, ''The Gent'' (statue
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) of Gendt
Gendt is a small city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region, and is part of the municipality of Lingewaard. Gendt is situated along the rivers Waal and Linge. It has a popu ...
at the Waaldijk
File:Bergerden, de Linge bij het Verlaten Land Pad IMG 2552 2019-09-21 10.14.jpg, Bergerden, de Linge bij het Verlaten Land Pad
File:Ressen, de Hervormde kerk RM8944 vanaf de Hoeksehofstraat IMG 7950 2020-11-07 16.15.jpg, Ressen, reformed church from the Hoeksehofstraat
File:Ressen (Lingewaard) gemeentemonument Brandspuithuisje.JPG, The ''Brandspuithuisje'' (monument) in Ressen
Ressen is a village in the municipality of Lingewaard in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Part of Ressen is now a neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighbo ...
File:Huissen (Lingewaard) sculptuur De Zwaan op marktplein.JPG, ''The Swan'' (statue
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) at the town square of Huissen
Huissen () is a city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard, in the area between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Huissen ...
Twin towns
From 2009 to 2014, Lingewaard was twinned with:
Trivia
* On 22 August 2018, an assault was committed on the municipal building Municipal Building may refer to the following places:
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* Crossett Municipal Building, Crossett, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
* Municipal Building (El Dorado, Arkansas), El Dorado, AR, listed on the National Register o ...
of Lingewaard in Bemmel. A man drove into the building with a car with two gas cylinders in it. One of the gas cylinders exploded and caused serious fire and soot damage to the building. The driver died.
References
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