Gendt is a small

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with

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in the

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, in the

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Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. The town is located in the

Betuwe Betuwe (), also known in English as Batavia ( ), is a historical and geographical region in the Netherlands, forming large fertile islands in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, river delta formed by the waters of the Rhine (Dutch: ''Rijn'') and ...

region, and is part of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Lingewaard Lingewaard () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland, in the most eastern part of the Betuwe. The municipality is situated in the upland and lowland, lowlands betwe ...

. Gendt is situated along the rivers

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and

Linge The Linge is a river in the Betuwe that is 99.8 km long, which makes it one of the longest rivers that flow entirely within the Netherlands. The river starts near the village of Doornenburg near the German border. A legend tells us that i ...

. It has a population of 7,230 (as of 1 January 2020).

History

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Gendt received

from

Otto II, Count of Guelders Otto II, Count of Guelders (c. 1215 – 1 January 1271) was a nobleman from the 13th century. He was the son of Gerard III, Count of Guelders and Margaretha of Brabant. Life After Count William II (1227–1256) was slain in 1256 by Frisians ...

. At the time, the town was known for its castles: Poelwijk Castle and Hof Gendt. Gendt was previously an independent

, but merged with

Huissen Huissen () is a city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard, in the area between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Huissen ...

and

Bemmel Bemmel is a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland. It is located in the Betuwe region, and falls under the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Lingewaard. The town is situated ...

in 2001, to form

Annual festivals

Notable annual

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s in Gendt include: * Cherry Festival of Gendt (

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: ''Gendste Kersenfeest''), an annual festival in Gendt, at the end of June (since

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

) * Gendt funfair (

: ''Gendste kermis''), an annual festival in Gendt, at the weekend before the last Tuesday of

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Notable residents

Notable people who were born, have lived or are living in Gendt include: *

Stijn Schaars Stephanus Johannes "Stijn" Schaars (; born 11 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Vitesse Born in Gendt, Gelderland, Schaars was first discovered by Dutch coach Th ...

(born 1984), a Dutch former

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with over 300 club

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Mirjam Melchers Maria Wilhelmina Johanna "Mirjam" Melchers-Van Poppel (born 26 September 1975 in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a female former racing cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel. She was one of the leading cyclists in ...

(born 1975), a Dutch former

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Twinned towns

Gendt is twinned with: *

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(

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)

Photo gallery

Gendt, straatzicht de Dorpsstraat foto2 2012-04-16 12.52.jpg, Main street of Gendt Gendt (Lingewaard) voorm. gemeentehuis.JPG, The former

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Gendt (Lingewaard) basisschool de Tichelaar.JPG, IKC 'De Tichelaar' (

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) Kommerdijk, Gendt.jpg, Old gateway to the estate of Hagevoort Uiterwaarden, Gendt.jpg, River forelands of the

river Gendt, de Linge bij een stuw IMG 2583 2019-09-21 10.51.jpg, The

near Flieren (a

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of Gendt) Gendt (Lingewaard) sculptuur gans.JPG,

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'The Gent' (known as town

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) Gendt (Lingewaard) RK kerk St. Martinus voorgevel.JPG, Former

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'Saint Martinus' Gendt (Lingewaard) sculpture De Vlam, Jan van IJzendoorn 1990.JPG,

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'The Flame' (

: ''De Vlam'') Gendt Rijksmonument 16076 rechter wapenleeuw voorm. gemeentehuis.JPG, Town hall lion guardian with

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Gendt (Lingewaard) oorlogsmonument.JPG,

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at the Pastoor Pelgrömlaan Gendt (Lingewaard) sculptuur de Draagster van Morgen 1993.JPG, Sculpture ''De Draagster van Morgen'' Gendt (Lingewaard) sculptuur van twee paarden.JPG, Sculpture 'Two Horses' (

: ''Twee Paarden'') Gendt (Lingewaard) wegkruis in Flieren.JPG,

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with a blooming black elder Waalbandijk grenspaal 00 Gendt Rijksmonument 16082.JPG,

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along the road on the Waaldijk

References

External links

Groeten uit Gendt
Local news website of Gendt {{Authority control Cities in the Netherlands Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Lingewaard