Rozendaal () is 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 ...
and a town in the eastern
Netherlands
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, 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 ...
. The town, next to
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
Velp, is known for the Rozendaal Castle (''Kasteel Rosendael'') and its water fountain follies (''bedriegertjes'').
The municipality is the least
densely populated
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on the mainland of the Netherlands, i.e., in effect, not on one of the
West Frisian Islands
The West Frisian Islands (; fry, Waadeilannen) are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, along the edge of the Wadden Sea. They continue further east as the German East Frisian Islands and are part of the Frisian Islands.
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. Rozendaal is one of the richest municipalities in the Netherlands.
Population centres
* Imbosch
* Rozendaal
* Terlet
Topography
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Rozendaal, June 2015''
Notable people
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Petrus Augustus de Génestet
Petrus Augustus de Génestet (commonly referred to as "P.A. de Génestet") (Amsterdam, 21 November 1829Rozendaal, 2 July 1861) was a Dutch poet and theologian.
De Génestet lost both of his parents at a very young age; after that he lived with h ...
(1829 – 1861 in Rozendaal) a Dutch poet and theologian
Gallery
File:Lovely lighting at the marvellous old (almost 700 years) tower of castle Rozendaal - panoramio.jpg, Tower of castle Rozendaal
File:The Salvation Army Hospice Rozenheuvel at Rozendaal. Formerly this estate was used as a winterhome for the inhabitants of the Rozendaal castle, because it was almost impossible to keep the castle in winter comfortly war - panoramio.jpg, The Salvation Army Hospice Rozenheuvel at Rozendaal
File:Theehuis, Rozendaal Park - panoramio.jpg, Theehuis, Rozendaal Park
File:Kasteel Rosendael, Zicht op het kasteel van aan de vijver.jpg, Kasteel Rosendael seen from one of the ponds
File:Rozendaals Veld, zicht op het veld bij de Brandtoren IMG 4738 2020-04-16 18.44.jpg, Rozendaals Veld near the Brandtoren
References
External links
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Official website(in Dutch)
Municipalities of Gelderland
Populated places in Gelderland
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