Lingewaard

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nameLingewaard
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineTheaterkerk Bemmel.jpg
image_captionThe Bemmel Theaterchurch
image_flagFlag of Lingewaard.svg
flag_size100x67px
image_shieldCoat of arms of Lingewaard.svg
shield_size100x80px
image_mapMap - NL - Municipality code 1705 (2009).svg
map_altHighlighted position of Lingewaard in a municipal map of Gelderland
map_captionLocation in Gelderland
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNetherlands
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Gelderland
government_footnotes{{cite web
urlhttp://www.lingewaard.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/college-van-bw_41435/item/samenstelling-college-van-bampw_24415.html
titleSamenstelling College van B&W
trans-titleMembers of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
languageDutch
publisherGemeente Lingewaard
accessdate8 July 2014
url-statusdead
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archivedate14 July 2014
governing_bodyMunicipal Council
leader_partyPvdA
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJosan Meijers
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
area_water_km2
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urlhttp://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
titlePostcodetool for 6681BJ
languageDutch
workActueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
publisherHet Waterschapshuis
accessdate8 July 2014
url-statusdead
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archivedate21 September 2013
elevation_m11
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elevation_min_footnotestags --
population_footnotes
population_total46,625
population_as_of2020
population_density_km2
population_demonymLingewaarder
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
postal_code_typePostcode
postal_code6680–6681, 6684–6691, 6850–6852
area_code_typeArea code
area_code026, 0481
websiteLingewaard.nl
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| population_demonym = Lingewaarder | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 6680–6681, 6684–6691, 6850–6852 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 026, 0481 | website = Lingewaard.nl | footnotes = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Gem-Lingewaard-OpenTopo.jpg" caption="Dutch [[topographic map]] of Lingewaard (2015)"] ::

Lingewaard () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the province of Gelderland, in the most eastern part of the Betuwe. The municipality is situated in the lowlands between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen, where many inhabitants work. Since 2021 it has been part of the Arnhem-Nijmegen Green Metropolitan Region (), which aids planning and development in the region's eighteen municipalities.

Population centres

Lingewaard was formed in 2001 as a merger between the former municipalities of Bemmel, Gendt and Huissen. The municipality was initially named Bemmel after the largest former municipality, but later renamed 'Lingewaard' in a referendum. 'Lingewaard' itself is not a population centre but an artificial name, which is favoured by the majority of the voters. The municipality consists of these population centres. ::data[format=table]

Towns/villagesPopulation
Huissen19,414
Bemmel12,161
Gendt7,230
Angeren2,857
Doornenburg2,759
Haalderen2,061
Ressen137
Looveer (Loo)6
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The industrial park and hamlet of Looveer (included with Loo) comprises a small area located across the Pannerden Canal. Other notable hamlets in Lingewaard are Hulhuizen (included with Gendt), and Doornik (included with Bemmel). Before 1799, Doornik was a village. This village was destroyed because of a levee breach in 1799, whereby all houses were destroyed, including the church.

Landscape

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Cherry_plantation_(Bemmel,_Lingewaard).jpg" caption="Cherry orchard of ''[[Prunus avium]]'' in Bemmel"] ::

The municipality lies entirely within the catchment area of the rivers Waal, Nederrijn, and Linge. It generally contains many fertile soils that lie on nutrient-rich river deposits. From an agricultural point of view, Lingewaard is well suited for horticulture. The area contains many greenhouses and orchards.

In the south of Lingewaard lies the rewilding area Gelderse Poort, which is managed by Staatsbosbeheer. This nature reserve contains several Dutch riverscape habitats, including: riparian forests, grasslands, small marshes and kolks. Large herbivores (horses and cattle) roam through parts of the area, and play a major role in the landscape character because of their grazing behaviour.

Notable residents

Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/AS_Talma.png" caption="Syb Talma, stamp issued in 1936"] ::

Sport

Annual festivals

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/20190716Vierdaagse05.jpg" caption="International Four Days Marches]] in 2019 (Bergerdensestraat, between [[Huissen]] and [[Bemmel]])"] ::

Notable annual festivals and events in Lingewaard include:

  • International Four Days Marches Nijmegen – A multiple day marching event in mid-July, which comes through Bemmel and Huissen on the first day of event.
  • Bemmelse Dweildag – An international festival for marching bands in Bemmel, on the second Sunday in June.
  • Horse Days of Bemmel (Dutch: Bemmelse Paardendagen) – The annual pony market and horserace in Bemmel, around the second Sunday in August.
  • Cherry Festival of Gendt (Dutch: Gendste Kersenfeest) – Annual festival of Gendt at the end of July.
  • Under The Milky Way – Local rock festival of Lingewaard, located in the floodplains of Huissen, in the end of August or beginning of September.

Gallery

File:Town Hall of Lingewaard.jpg|Town Hall of Lingewaard File:Bemmel (Lingewaard) park Lingezegen bij de Linge.JPG|The Linge river at Park Lingezegen, Bemmel File:Haalderen, kerk foto1 2010-03-22 12.15.JPG|The church of Haalderen OLV van Zeven Smarten File:Doornenburg, kasteel Doornenburg RM8942 positie1 foto9 2013-06-02 17.09.jpg|View on Doornenburg Castle at Doornenburg File:Huissen, Mariakapel aan de Duisterestraat-Van Voorststraat IMG 9315 2021-06-09 19.27.jpg|Huissen, chapel at the Duisterestraat-Van Voorststraat File:Angeren (Lingewaard) Mariakapel op kerkhof.JPG|Maria Chapel near the graveyard of Angeren File:Gendt (Lingewaard) voorm. gemeentehuis.JPG|Gendt (Lingewaard) former Town Hall File:Gendt (Lingewaard) sculptuur gans.JPG|The Gent (statue) of Gendt at the Waaldijk File:Bergerden, de Linge bij het Verlaten Land Pad IMG 2552 2019-09-21 10.14.jpg|Bergerden, de Linge bij het Verlaten Land Pad File:Ressen, de Hervormde kerk RM8944 vanaf de Hoeksehofstraat IMG 7950 2020-11-07 16.15.jpg|Ressen, reformed church from the Hoeksehofstraat File:Ressen (Lingewaard) gemeentemonument Brandspuithuisje.JPG|The Brandspuithuisje (monument) in Ressen File:Huissen (Lingewaard) sculptuur De Zwaan op marktplein.JPG|The Swan (statue), town square, Huissen

Twin town

From 2009 to 2014, Lingewaard was twinned with:

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References

References

  1. {{Dutch municipality total area. dataref
  2. [https://www.lingewaard.nl/feiten-en-cijfers "Feiten en cijfers"] {{Webarchive. link. (26 March 2019 [Population numbers of the municipality]. 1 January 2020.)
  3. "Website Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen".
  4. "Events in Lingewaard".
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120801084439/http://www.mi-li.eu/en// Mizil-Lingewaard Twinning Website]

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