Ewijk is a village in the

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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 ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Beuningen Beuningen () is a 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 Beuningen lies adjacent to the A73 (Nijmegen-Venlo, on the south ...

, and lies about 9 km west of

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. The

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runs in the north. Ewijk was a separate municipality until 1980, when it was merged with

History

It was first mentioned in 855 as Euuic, and means "neighbourhood near water". Doddendaal is a castle near Ewijk. Part of the wall with corner towers date from the 14th century. The main building was damaged by fire in 1590, and was repaired in the early-17th century. Between 1973 and 1976, it was restored and has become a restaurant. In 1840, it was home to 680 people. The A50 and A73 motorway meet at Ewijk, and in the late 20th century, the town was mainly known for its daily traffic jams. In 2011, the Tacitusbrug over the

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was widened from 2x2 to 2x4 lanes.

Monuments

There are 21

Rijksmonument A rijksmonument (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands ...

s in Ewijk. Here are a few (in chronological order): * Old Tower, 12th century * , 14th century * De Clef Inn, 17th century * Gable Roof Farm, 1799 * Doddendael Castle Park, ca. 1825 * John the Baptist church, 1916-1917

Notable people

* Susan de Klein (1973–2019), dressage rider

Gallery

File:Ewijk, de Oude Toren RM9543 IMG 9893 2021-07-18 16.28.jpg, Ewijk, church tower File:Ewijk (Beuningen) Rijksmonument 520284 Huis van Slot Doddendaal.JPG, Doddendael Castle File:Bij Ewijk, de uiterwaarden van de Waal tijdens hoog water IMG 9882 2021-07-18 16.12.jpg, The

during high water File:Ewijk (Beuningen, Gld) woonhuis Julainastraat 18.JPG, House in Ewijk

References

Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Beuningen {{Gelderland-geo-stub