Beuningen

Beuningen
Municipality
Beuningen town hall

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Beuningen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°E / 51.867; 5.783Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°E / 51.867; 5.783
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Daphne Bergman (acting) (D66)
Area[2]
 • Total 47.09 km2 (18.18 sq mi)
 • Land 43.70 km2 (16.87 sq mi)
 • Water 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 9 m (30 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 25,674
 • Density 588/km2 (1,520/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Beuninger
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 6550–6551, 6640–6645
Area code 024, 0487
Website www.beuningen.nl

Beuningen ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands close to the city of Nijmegen. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) to the north lies the river Waal

Beuningen lies in the armpit of the A73 (Nijmegen-Venlo, on the south side) and A50 (Zwolle-Eindhoven, in the west) motorway interchange. In the north it borders the river Waal and Nijmegen in the east. Beuningen had a population of 25,674 in 2017. There is a restored windmill in the town, De Haag.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Beuningen, June 2015.

Beuningen, church: de Corneliuskerk

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Carol van Eert" (in Dutch). Gemeente Beuningen. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6641AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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