Kesteren is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

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 8 km southwest of Wageningen. Kesteren was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Dodewaard and Echteld. The new municipality was first called "Kesteren", but changed its name to

in 2003.

History

It was first mentioned in 850 as Castra, and is Latin for "army camp". Kesteren developed along the

Nederrijn 300px, Course of the Nederrijn Nederrijn (; "Lower Rhine"; not to be confused with the section called Lower Rhine further upstream) is the name of the Dutch part of the Rhine from the confluence at the town of Angeren of the cut-off Rhine be ...

as a

linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...

. The tower of the

Dutch Reformed Church The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the original denomination of the Dutch Royal Family and ...

dates from the 14th century. The church was built around 1500, but was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1951. In 1840, it was home to 552 people.

Transportation

Railway Station: Kesteren.

Gallery

File:Kesteren - Rijnbandijk 157.jpg, Villa in Kesteren File:De dijk tussen Kesteren en Opheusden tijdens extreem hoogwater van de Neder Rijn 344320s.jpg, High water File:Natuurcamping Kesteren - panoramio.jpg, Nature camping File:RM23656 De Spees B04.JPG, Bunker

References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2003 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Neder-Betuwe {{Gelderland-geo-stub