Lingewaard
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| Lingewaard city hall
Lingewaard city hall
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| Location in Gelderland Location in Gelderland |
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| 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 (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 45,768 | ||
| • Density | 735/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 6680–6681, 6684–6691, 6850–6852 | ||
| Area code | 026, 0481 | ||
| Website | www |
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Lingewaard (Audio file "Nl-Lingewaard.ogg" not found) 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/villages | Population[5] |
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| Huissen | 18.254 |
| Bemmel | 12.577 |
| Gendt | 7.198 |
| Angeren | 2.864 |
| Doornenburg | 2.729 |
| Haalderen | 2.040 |
| Loo | 1980 |
| Ressen | 119 |
Bemmel also includes the hamlet and former village of Doornik. Gendt includes Hulhuizen.
Notable residents
Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include:
- Stijn Schaars, footballer, currently at PSV (born in Gendt).
Twin towns
Lingewaard is twinned with:
References
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- ↑ Inhabitants 1 January 2012 according to the website of the municipality of Lingewaard.
- ↑ Mizil-Lingewaard Twinning site; accessed September 14, 2010
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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| Nijmegen | Waal Berg en Dal |
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