Tricht is a village in the

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province of

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 ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

West Betuwe West Betuwe is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. West Betuwe had 51.948 inhabitants on 1 January 2022. The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the municipalities Geldermalsen, Neerijnen, Lingewaal. To ...

, and lies about 10 km west of

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History

It was first mentioned in 1108 as Treth, and means ferry (Latin: traiectus). Two centres developed perpendicular to the dike on the

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. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church dates from around 1400. The church itself is from the late 15th century. Crayestein is a medieval castle, however only the 17th century gate remains. An estate has built in its place in 1855. In 1840, Tricht was home to 768 people. In 1868, Tricht was cut in two by the railway line

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. On 25 June 1967, Tricht was hit by a

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, destroying part of the town and killing 5 of its inhabitants; 32 people were wounded. One-third of the Tricht population lost their homes.

Gallery

File:Tricht Bulkstraat 14.jpg, Farm in Tricht File:Protestant church of Tricht with Prunus tree full of blossom - panoramio.jpg, In bloom File:Rampen, verwoestingen, tornado's, Bestanddeelnr 920-4396.jpg, Aftermath of the tornado File:Crayestein-poort.jpg, Gate to Crayestein

References

Populated places in Gelderland West Betuwe {{Gelderland-geo-stub