Opheusden is a village in the

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province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Neder-Betuwe Neder-Betuwe () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the east of the Netherlands. On 1 April 2003, it was established as the new name of the redivided municipality of Kesteren. Neder-Betuwe counted 25,042 inhabitants on 1 january 20 ...

, and lies some 5 km south-west of

Wageningen Wageningen () is a municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specialises in life sciences. The municipality had a population of in , of which many t ...

. Opheusden (or "Heusden", as it was known then) was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with

Kesteren Kesteren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 8 km southwest of Wageningen. Kesteren was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Dodewaard and ...

. The town was devastated in October 1944 during the failed German counterattack against the Nijmegen salient after

Operation Market Garden Operation Market Garden was an Allies of World War II, Allied military operation during the World War II, Second World War fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 27 September 1944. Its objective was to create a Salient (military), salient into G ...

had failed. The Opheusden statistical area, which includes the village centre, its outskirts, and the surrounding countryside, covers an area of 220 hectares. It had a resident population on 1 January 2018 of 5,630, living in 1,960 households. The built-up area of the village covers 73 hectares.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
As of 1 January 2005. The municipality of Opheusden and the surrounding region is well known for the about 150 tree nurseries specialised in ornamental trees. The production area in the Opheusden region is about 1500 hectares.

Transport

* Opheusden is served by a railway station on the Elst to Dordrecht line.

Gallery

File:Opheusden, straatzicht Dorpsstraat foto8 2014-11-24 12.18.jpg, A view of Dorpsstraat in Opheusden File:M-E Moluks-Evangelische-Pniel-kerk Opheusden na-herstel 02.jpg, Moluccan Pniel Church File:Vissersbootjes langs de rivier bij Opheusden - Opheusden - 20535687 - RCE.jpg, Boats along the river File:Station Opheusden.jpg, Railway station

References

Former municipalities of Gelderland Neder-Betuwe Populated places in Gelderland {{Gelderland-geo-stub