The Arnhem–Nijmegen metropolitan area (, ; originally called ''Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen'' ) is a former Dutch plusregio, public body and intermunicipal institution. It was founded in 1988 for co-operation in the areas of housing, transport and economics for the Dutch cities of

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

and

Arnhem Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...

and the surrounding

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of Berg en Dal,

Beuningen Beuningen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. to the north lies the river Waal (river), Waal Beuningen lies ad ...

, Doesburg, Duiven, Heumen,

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 betwe ...

, Montferland, Mook en Middelaar, Overbetuwe, Renkum,

Rheden Rheden () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Population centres Population of the seven villages on 1 January 2024 Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rheden, Ju ...

, Rijnwaarden,

Rozendaal Rozendaal () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town, next to Arnhem and Velp, Gelderland, Velp, is known for the Rozendaal Castle (''Kasteel Rosendael'') ...

, Westervoort, Wijchen, and Zevenaar. All except Mook en Middelaar ( Limburg) are in the province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. In 2022, a total of 774,506 people lived in the municipalities (1,000 km²). Kaart_Groene_Metropoolregio_Arnhem-Nijmegen

The Dutch Plusregio was abolished by law in 2014, and the Arnhem–Nijmegen metropolitan area closed 1 July 2015, and replaced by new arrangements for cooperation between the same eighteen municipalities. Since 2021 this has been the Arnhem-Nijmegen Green Metropolitan Region (.

References

External links

Arnhem-Nijmegen metropolitan area. Archived website
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