Echteld 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 about 6 km east of

Tiel Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...

. Echteld was a separate municipality between 1818 and 2002, 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 ...

. Before 1818, the municipality was called Ochten, after a neighbouring village.

History

It was first mentioned in 1395 or 1396 as Echtelt. The etymology is unknown. Around 850, it was named UUia meaning temple. The

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contains elements from the 12th century or maybe earlier. The tower was built in 1835, because the previous tower had collapsed. In 1840, it was home to 280 people. Echteld had a railway station on the

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to Elst railway line between 1882 and 1938. The building is now a residential home. was first constructed in the 12th century. Otto van Wijhe, the owner of the castle, had chosen the side of

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. In 1492, the castle was destroyed by the Duke of Gelre. In 1568, it was rebuilt and since 1956, it is owned by and is used as a wedding location.

Gallery

File:Overzicht van de voorgevel, gezien vanuit het noorden - Echteld - 20424111 - RCE.jpg, Castle Wijenburg File:Echteld, schapen onder de bomen bij de Ooisestraat IMG 2713 2019-10-26 13.38.jpg, Sheep under the trees (near the Ooisestraat) File:Overzicht Voorstraat met links Voorstraat 3 - Echteld - 20535679 - RCE.jpg, Street view File:Echteld - Station (28 maart 2017) 2.jpg, Former railway station

References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2002 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Neder-Betuwe {{Gelderland-geo-stub