Zetten is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the

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 ...

municipality,

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 ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The village 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 ...

. This is also the base of the (forensic) youth-clinic

Ottho Gerhard Heldringstichting Ottho Gerhard Heldringstichting ''(Dutch:'' Ottho Gerhard Heldring Foundation'')'' is a Dutch orthopaedic institution in Zetten, Netherlands. The facility is a private (non governmental) managed centre for youth with severe behaviour and often also ...

, founded as the "Steenbeek" asylum for reforming prostitutes by

Ottho Gerhard Heldring Ottho Gerhard Heldring (17 May 1804 – 11 July 1876) was a Dutch preacher and philanthropist who believed in justification through faith but also in social work. He was one of the early leaders of the Dutch temperance movement. He is known for est ...

History

Archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

finds indicate that the area around Zetten and the neighbouring village of

Herveld Herveld is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. 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 form ...

was inhabited in the

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. The area was located on the border of the Empire and the area inhabited by

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. It is located between two rivers, on slightly higher ground, such that it was less often flooded in times when no dykes were present. The settlement of ''Sethone'' (Zetten) was mentioned in a

deed In common law, a deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, affirms or confirms an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions, sealed. It is commonly associated with transferring ...

of 1005, in which

Heribert of Cologne Heribert of Cologne ( 970 – 16 March 1021), also known as Saint Heribert, was a German Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Cologne from 999 until his death. He also served as the Chancellor for the Emperor Otto III since ...

gave the local church to the monastery in Deutz. Six inhabitants of Zetten lost their lives in floodings of the Betuwe in 1809. The area around Zetten and the nearby village of

Hemmen Hemmen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Overbetuwe, 1 km northwest of Zetten. Hemmen was a separate municipality until 1955, when it was merged with Valburg Valburg is a village in the D ...

saw heavy fighting in the winter of 1944 and 1945, in the aftermath of

Operation Market Garden Operation Market Garden was an Allies of World War II, Allied military operation during the World War II, Second World War fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 27 September 1944. Its objective was to create a Salient (military), salient into G ...

Population

Zetten had a population of 510 in 1840. By 1872, the population had grown to 1096, and in 1890 there were 1563 inhabitants. On 2007-01-01, Zetten had 5,209 inhabitants.

Sport

There is a public swimming pool and a football club in Zetten.

Gallery

Image:Zetten, de Dorpskerk RM36731 IMG 8462 2021-03-24 09.29.jpg, Church: de Dorpskerk Image:2007-01-14 13.38 Zetten, het Witte Huis foto1.JPG, landhouse: het Witte Huis

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Gelderland Overbetuwe