West Betuwe
West Betuwe is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
West Betuwe | |
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 Geldermalsen | |
 Coat of arms | |
.svg.png) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°17′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Established | 1 January 2019 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Harry Keereweer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 229.12 km2 (88.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 216.12 km2 (83.44 sq mi) |
| • Water | 13.00 km2 (5.02 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 50,958 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality was formed on January 1, 2019, by the merger of the municipalities Geldermalsen, Neerijnen, Lingewaal.
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of West Betuwe, 2018
Notable people
Johannes van den Bosch, 1829
- Dirk Willems (born in Asperen - died 1569) a Dutch martyred Anabaptist
- Cornelius Jansen (1585 in Acquoy – 1638) the Dutch Catholic Bishop of Ypres, father of Jansenism [3]
- Willem Jacob van de Graaf (1736/1737 in Huissen - 1804) the 35th Dutch Governor of Ceylon
- Johannes, Count van den Bosch (1780 in Herwijnen – 1844) an officer and politician; Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1830–1833
- Jan Karel van den Broek (1814 in Herwijnen – 1865) a Dutch physician based at Nagasaki, in Bakumatsu
- Syb Talma (1864 in Angeren – 1916) a Dutch politician
- Gys van Beek (1919 in Angeren – 2015) a Dutch-American inventor and member of the Dutch resistance
- Otto Willem Arnold baron van Verschuer (1927 in Beesd – 2014) a Dutch politician
- Joop Puntman (1934 in Haalderen – 2013) a Dutch ceramist and sculptor
- Thomas van Aalten (born 1978 in Huissen) a Dutch writer
Sport
- Jan Kleyn (1925 in Asperen – 2009) a sprinter, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Hendrik Pieter de Jongh (born 1970 in Asperen) a football manager and former player
- Léon van Bon (born 1972 in Asperen) a retired road racing cyclist, silver medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Erwin van de Looi (born 1972 in Huissen) a Dutch football manager of the Netherlands national under-21 football team and former player with 214 club caps
- Stijn Schaars (born 1984 in Gendt) a Dutch former professional footballer with 315 club caps
Gallery
Waardenburg, windmill
Meteren, reformed church.JPG)
Herwijnen - Radar Luchtverkeersleiding
Deil, reformed church
Ophemert, view to the village
Varik, windmill
Nieuwe Zuiderlingedijk Keersluisje
Water level recording shed
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 15, Jansen, Cornelius, retrieved 06 March 2020
External links
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