Lingewaard
Lingewaard | |
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_gemeentehuis,_voormalig_kloostercomplex.JPG) Lingewaard city hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Marianne Schuurmans (VVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.14 km2 (26.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 62.00 km2 (23.94 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 46,822 |
| • Density | 755/km2 (1,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6680–6681, 6684–6691, 6850–6852 |
| Area code | 026, 0481 |
| Website | www |
Lingewaard (ⓘ) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the most eastern part of the Betuwe. It was formed in 2001 as a merger between Bemmel, Gendt and Huissen. The municipality was initially named Bemmel after the largest former municipality but later renamed in a referendum. "Lingewaard" itself is not a population centre, but an artificial name favoured by the majority of the voters. The municipality lies in between of the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem, where most inhabitants work.
Population centres
The municipality has the following population centres:
| Cities/villages | Population[5] |
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| Huissen | 18.254 |
| Bemmel | 12.577 |
| Gendt | 7.198 |
| Angeren | 2.864 |
| Doornenburg | 2.729 |
| Haalderen | 2.040 |
| Loo | 1980 |
| Ressen | 119 |
Bemmel also includes the hamlet and former village of Doornik. Gendt includes Hulhuizen.
Notable residents
Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include:
- Stijn Schaars, footballer, currently at PSV (born in Gendt).
Twin towns
Lingewaard is twinned with:
References
- ^ "Samenstelling college van B&W" (in Dutch). Gemeente Lingewaard. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6681BJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|trans_title=(help) - ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Inhabitants 1 January 2012 according to the website of the municipality of Lingewaard.
- ^ Mizil-Lingewaard Twinning site; accessed September 14, 2010
External links
Media related to Lingewaard at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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