Rijnwaarden () was a
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 ...
in the 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 ...
, in the eastern
Netherlands
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enters the Netherlands at its location. Rijnwaarden was merged into the municipality of
Zevenaar
Zevenaar () is a municipality and a city in the Gelderland province, in the eastern Netherlands near the border with Germany.
Population centres
* Angerlo
* Babberich
* Giesbeek
* Lathum
*Ooy
* Oud-Zevenaar
*Zevenaar
History
The earliest signs ...
on 1 January 2018.
Population centres
*
Aerdt
*
Herwen
*
Lobith
*
Pannerden
Pannerden is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar.
Pannerden was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1985, when it became a part of the new municipality of Rijnwaarden.
Histo ...
*
Spijk
*
Tolkamer
Tolkamer is a village near Lobith in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. The village is on the border with Germany.
The village was first mentioned in 1773 as Tol, and means "toll room". Otto I, Count of ...
Topography
![Gem-Rijnwaarden-OpenTopo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Gem-Rijnwaarden-OpenTopo.jpg)
''Dutch Topographic map of the former municipality of Rijnwaarden, June 2015''
References
External links
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Zevenaar
Former municipalities of Gelderland
1985 establishments in the Netherlands
States and territories established in 1985
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2018
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