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Lingewaard
Lingewaard () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland, in the most eastern part of the Betuwe. The municipality is situated in the upland and lowland, lowlands between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen, where many inhabitants work. Since 2021 it has been part of the Arnhem-Nijmegen Green Metropolitan Region (), which aids planning and development in the region's eighteen municipalities. Population centres Lingewaard was formed in 2001 as a merger between the former municipalities of Bemmel, Gendt and Huissen. The municipality was initially named Bemmel after the largest former municipality, but later renamed 'Lingewaard' in a referendum. 'Lingewaard' itself is not a center of population, population centre but an artificial name, which is favoured by the majority of the voting, voters. The municipality consists of these population centres. The industrial park and hamlet of Looveer (included wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gendt
Gendt is a small city with city rights in the Low Countries, city rights in the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region, and is part of the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Lingewaard. Gendt is situated along the rivers Waal (river), Waal and Linge. It has a population of 7,230 (as of 1 January 2020). History In 1233 Gendt received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights from Otto II, Count of Guelders. At the time, the town was known for its castles: Poelwijk Castle and Hof Gendt. Gendt was previously an independent municipality, but merged with Huissen and Bemmel in 2001, to form Lingewaard. Annual festivals Notable annual festivals in Gendt include: * Cherry Festival of Gendt (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Gendste Kersenfeest''), an annual festival in Gendt, at the end of June (since 1938) * Gendt funfair (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Gendste kermis''), an annual festival in Gendt, at the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 is situated along the rivers Nederrijn and Linge. The city has a population of 19,414 (as of 1 January 2020). History Huissen was first mentioned in 814 as ''Hosenheim''. It received city rights in 1314. The town was part of the Duchy of Cleves and became Dutch in as late as 1816. Much of the town was destroyed in World War II. After the war it was rebuilt in the Traditionalist style. Huissen was previously a municipality of its own, but merged with the former municipalities Bemmel and Gendt in 2001, to form the municipality of Lingewaard. Huissen is the largest population centre within this municipality. Haunted house The Binnenveld mansion (Dutch: ''Huize Binnenveld'') is a rijksmonument located in Huissen. It is better known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bemmel
Bemmel is a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland. It is located in the Betuwe region, and falls under the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Lingewaard. The town is situated between the major city, cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen, and is bordered by the Waal (river), Waal river in the south. Bemmel has a population of 12,161 (as of 1 January 2020). History The former municipality of Bemmel merged in 2001 with the former municipalities Huissen and Gendt. In 2003 this merged municipality was renamed Lingewaard. The town hall, municipal building of Lingewaard is located in Bemmel. From 1990 to 2006, Bemmel was considerably expanded with three new housing estates: Klaverkamp, Klein Rome, and Essenpas. The hamlet (place), hamlets of Doornik, Gelderland, Doornik and De Pas are also included with Bemmel. The hamlet (place), hamlet of Vossenpels is partly included with Bemmel and partly included with Lent, Gelderland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
