Geldermalsen

Geldermalsen
Geldermalsen
	Former Municipality
	Geldermalsen railway station
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Gelderland
	Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°17′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Jeroen Staatsen (acting) (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	101.73 km2 (39.28 sq mi)
• Land	99.98 km2 (38.60 sq mi)
• Water	1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	4 m (13 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4150–4158, 4190–4197
Area code	0345
Website	www.geldermalsen.nl

Geldermalsen (pronunciation ) is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Geldermalsen, June 2015

The town of Geldermalsen within the municipality of Geldermalsen

Sculpture 'Uil' in front of the Lingeborgh

Municipality of Geldermalsen

The municipality of Geldermalsen was formed on January 1, 1978, when the former municipalities of Beesd, Buurmalsen, Deil and Geldermalsen were combined. The municipality had an area of 101.73 km² (39.28 sq mi) and was one of the largest municipalities in the Betuwe. The municipality had a population of in 2019. On 1 January 2019 it merged with Neerijnen en Lingewaal to form the new municipality West Betuwe.

The river Linge flows through the municipality and town of Geldermalsen.

Population centres

Town of Geldermalsen

The town centre of Geldermalsen contains a two-aisled Gothic church dating from the 15th century, with a Romanesque tower dating from the 13th century. The town contains two windmills: De Watermolen, which was built in 1772, and De Bouwing, which was built in 1848. Located in the east side there is a graveyard.

Public high-school 'The Lingeborgh' is located in the west.

Demographics

Ethnic composition of Geldermalsen in 2010:

Dutch: 91.7%
Black: 0.9%
European: 4.5%
Arabs: 1.4%
Other non-Western: 1.4%:[4]

References

"Mevrouw Miranda de Vries" (in Dutch). Gemeente Geldermalsen. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 4191KH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
"Niet-westerse allochtonen per gemeente 2010-2040 - Nationale Atlas Volksgezondheid". Zorgatlas.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

External links

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Official website

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[mayor_now-1] "Mevrouw Miranda de Vries" (in Dutch). Gemeente Geldermalsen. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 4191KH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

[4] "Niet-westerse allochtonen per gemeente 2010-2040 - Nationale Atlas Volksgezondheid". Zorgatlas.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2014-03-27.