Opheusden
Appearance
Opheusden | |
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Town | |
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![]() The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Opheusden in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe. | |
Coordinates: 51°56′00″N 5°37′47″E / 51.93333°N 5.62972°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Municipality | Neder-Betuwe |
Population | |
• Total | 6,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Opheusden is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 5 km south of Wageningen.
Opheusden (or "Heusden", as it was known then) was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Kesteren.[1]
In 2001, the town of Opheusden had 4118 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.73 km2, and contained 1319 residences.[2] The statistical area "Opheusden", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5830.[3] Religious life has also traditionally been very important to Opheusden's inhabitants.
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Transportation
- Railway station: Opheusden
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
External links
- Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.