Lingewaard

Lingewaard
Municipality
Lingewaard city hall

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Lingewaard in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°54′E / 51.883°N 5.900°E / 51.883; 5.900Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°54′E / 51.883°N 5.900°E / 51.883; 5.900
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Marianne Schuurmans (VVD)
Area[2]
 • Total 69.14 km2 (26.70 sq mi)
 • Land 62.23 km2 (24.03 sq mi)
 • Water 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 11 m (36 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 46,356
 • Density 745/km2 (1,930/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.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Lingewaard, June 2015

Lingewaard ( pronunciation ) 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/villagesPopulation[5]
Huissen18.254
Bemmel12.577
Gendt7.198
Angeren2.864
Doornenburg2.729
Haalderen2.040
Loo1980
Ressen119

Bemmel also includes the hamlet and former village of Doornik. Gendt includes Hulhuizen.

Notable residents

Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include:

Twin towns

Lingewaard is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Lingewaard. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 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 6681BJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Inhabitants 1 January 2012 according to the website of the municipality of Lingewaard.
  6. ↑ Mizil-Lingewaard Twinning site


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