Lingewaard () is a municipality in the eastern

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. It is located in the

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, in the most eastern part of the

Betuwe Batavia (; , ) is a historical and geographical region in the Netherlands, forming large fertile islands in the river delta formed by the waters of the Rhine (Dutch: ''Rijn'') and Meuse (Dutch: ''Maas'') rivers. During the Roman empire, it wa ...

. The municipality is situated in the

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between the major cities of

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...

and

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

, where most inhabitants work. Lingewaard was part of the

Arnhem–Nijmegen metropolitan area The Arnhem–Nijmegen metropolitan area ( nl, Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen, ; originally called ''Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen'' ) is a former Dutch plusregio, public body and intermunicipal institution, founded in 1988, for the co-operation in the a ...

until 2015.

Population centres

The municipality of Lingewaard consists of the undermentioned population centres. Lingewaard was formed in 2001 as a merger between the former municipalities of Bemmel,

Gendt Gendt is a small city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region, and is part of the municipality of Lingewaard. Gendt is situated along the rivers Waal and Linge. It has a popu ...

and Huissen. The municipality was initially named Bemmel after the largest former municipality, but later renamed 'Lingewaard' in a

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. 'Lingewaard' itself is not a

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but an artificial name for the municipality, which is favoured by the majority of the voters. The

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and hamlet of Looveer (included with Loo) comprises a small area located across the Pannerden Canal. Other notable

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in Lingewaard are

Hulhuizen Hulhuizen is a hamlet near Gendt in the municipality of Lingewaard in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Hulhuizen became Dutch in 1817 together with Huissen. History It was first mentioned in 1253 as Hulhusen, and means houses on ...

(included with Gendt), and Doornik (included with Bemmel). Before 1799, Doornik was a village. This village was destroyed because of a

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in 1799, whereby all houses were destroyed, including the

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Landscape

The municipality lies entirely within the

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of the rivers Waal,

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, and

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. It generally contains many

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s that lie on nutrient-rich river

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. From an agricultural point of view, Lingewaard is well suited for horticulture. The area contains many

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s and

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s. In the south of Lingewaard lies Dutch

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area Gelderse Poort, which is managed by

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. This

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contains several Dutch riverscape

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s, including:

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grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae). However, sedge ( Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur na ...

s, small

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es and kolks. Large

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(horses and cattle) roam through parts of the area, and play a major role in the

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character because of their

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behaviour.

Notable residents

Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include: AS Talma

* Willem Jacob van de Graaf (born 1736 in Huissen – 1804), the 35th Dutch Governor of Ceylon *

Syb Talma Aritius Sybrandus (Syb) Talma (17 February 1864, in Angeren – 12 July 1916, in Bennebroek Bennebroek () is a village and former municipality in the northwest Netherlands, now part of Bloemendaal, North Holland. Before its merger, it was ...

(born 1864 in Angeren – 1916), a Dutch politician * Gys van Beek (born 1919 in Angeren – 2015), a Dutch-American inventor and member of the Dutch resistance * Joop Puntman (born 1934 in Haalderen – 2013), a Dutch

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and sculptor * Cor Melchers (born 1954 in Huissen – 2015), a Dutch painter * Annelies Nuy (born 1960 in Doornenburg), a Dutch fashion designer * Thomas van Aalten (born 1978 in Huissen), a Dutch writer and journalist * Ruben Hein (born 1982 in Bemmel) – Dutch

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Sport

* Erwin van de Looi (born 1972 in Huissen), a Dutch

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and former

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Stijn Schaars Stephanus Johannes "Stijn" Schaars (born 11 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Vitesse Born in Gendt, Gelderland, Schaars was first discovered by Dutch coach Theo Bos, who went on to ...

(born 1984 in Gendt), a Dutch former

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with over 300 club

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Annual festivals

Notable annual festivals and eventsEvents in Lingewaard
Retrieved 17 November 2019. in Lingewaard include: * International Four Days Marches Nijmegen – A multiple day

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event in mid-July, which comes through Bemmel and Huissen. Depending on the edition, it will be on the first or fourth day. * Bemmelse Dweildag – An international festival for

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s in Bemmel, on the second Sunday in June. * Horse Days of Bemmel (

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: ''Bemmelse Paardendagen'') – The annual pony market and

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in Bemmel, around the second Sunday in August. * Cherry Festival of Gendt (

: ''Gendste Kersenfeest'') – Annual festival of Gendt at the end of July. * Under The Milky Way – Local rock festival of Lingewaard, located in the

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of Huissen, in the end of August or beginning of September.

Gallery

File:Town Hall of Lingewaard.jpg, Town Hall of Lingewaard File:Bemmel (Lingewaard) park Lingezegen bij de Linge.JPG, The

river at Park Lingezegen, Bemmel File:Haalderen, kerk foto1 2010-03-22 12.15.JPG, The

Haalderen Haalderen is a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The village is located in the Betuwe region, and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard. Haalderen is situated along the rivers Waal and Linge. It has a population of ...

''OLV van Zeven Smarten'' File:Doornenburg, kasteel Doornenburg RM8942 positie1 foto9 2013-06-02 17.09.jpg, View on Doornenburg Castle at Doornenburg File:Huissen, Mariakapel aan de Duisterestraat-Van Voorststraat IMG 9315 2021-06-09 19.27.jpg, Huissen, chapel at the Duisterestraat-Van Voorststraat File:Angeren (Lingewaard) Mariakapel op kerkhof.JPG, Maria Chapel near the

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of Angeren File:Gendt (Lingewaard) voorm. gemeentehuis.JPG, Gendt (Lingewaard) former Town Hall File:Gendt (Lingewaard) sculptuur gans.JPG, ''The Gent'' (

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) of

at the Waaldijk File:Bergerden, de Linge bij het Verlaten Land Pad IMG 2552 2019-09-21 10.14.jpg, Bergerden, de Linge bij het Verlaten Land Pad File:Ressen, de Hervormde kerk RM8944 vanaf de Hoeksehofstraat IMG 7950 2020-11-07 16.15.jpg, Ressen, reformed church from the Hoeksehofstraat File:Ressen (Lingewaard) gemeentemonument Brandspuithuisje.JPG, The ''Brandspuithuisje'' (monument) in

Ressen Ressen is a village in the municipality of Lingewaard in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Part of Ressen is now a neighbourhood of Nijmegen. History Ressen was first mentioned in 1150 as Rexnam. The etymology is unknown and may ...

File:Huissen (Lingewaard) sculptuur De Zwaan op marktplein.JPG, ''The Swan'' (

) at the town square of Huissen

Twin towns

From 2009 to 2014, Lingewaard was twinned with:

Trivia

* On 22 August 2018, an assault was committed on the

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of Lingewaard in Bemmel. A man drove into the building with a car with two

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s in it. One of the gas cylinders exploded and caused serious fire and soot damage to the building. The driver died.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Municipalities of Gelderland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2003