Overbetuwe () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

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 ...

in the

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. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst,

Heteren Heteren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Overbetuwe, about 12 km southwest of Arnhem on the south bank of the Rhine. Heteren was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part o ...

and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river

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and in the south by the river

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. The city hall is located in Elst, the largest town in the municipality. Together with eighteen other municipalities it forms the ' Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen' ( English: 'Arnhem-Nijmegen conurbation'), or simply 'KAN', which is a regional collaboration.

Towns

Transportation

Because of its central location between the cities of Nijmegen and

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 ...

, many inhabitants of Overbetuwe commute between these cities. Three major

highways A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

are situated in the municipality; the A50, A15 and A325. Overbetuwe has two

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

stations: Elst and

Zetten Zetten is a village in the Overbetuwe municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands. The village is located in the Betuwe. This is also the base of the (forensic) youth-clinic Ottho Gerhard Heldringstichting, founded as the "Steenbeek" asylum for refo ...

-Andelst. Besides these two existing railway lines, a controversial

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line called the

Betuweroute The Betuweroute is a double track freight railway between Rotterdam and Germany. is the official name, after the Betuwe area through which the route passes. The line is popularly called Betuwelijn, after an older track in the same region. Th ...

has been operational from 2007.

Politics

The gemeenteraad (city council) of Overbetuwe consists of 29 seats. Below is the composition of the city council since 2000:

Gallery

File:Elst, de Grote Kerk RM14948 IMG 3983 2018-06-06 08.56.jpg, Elst, church File:Zetten, de Dorpskerk RM36731 IMG 8462 2021-03-24 09.29.jpg, Zetten, the Village Church File:Andelst, de Hervormde Dorpskerk RM36730 IMG 8471 2021-03-24 09.57.jpg, Andelst, reformed church File:2007-03-08 16.41 Driel, zicht op de Rijn foto1.JPG, Driel, river: Rhine File:Elst, viaduct over de spoorlijn bij de weg naar Arnhem IMG 8742 2021-04-01 20.04.jpg, near Elst, river the Linge File:Tussen Slijk-Ewijk en Andelst, de Waal vanaf de Waaldijk aan het eind van hoog water IMG 9905 2021-07-22 19.47.jpg, near Slijk-Ewijk, the Waal during the flood (summer 2021) File:Heteren, boerderij aan de Muskushouwstraat IMG 8456 2021-03-24 09.00.jpg, Heteren, farmhouse along the Linge

Notable people

* Pieter Rijke (1812 in Hemmen – 1899) a Dutch physicist, invented the Rijke tube * Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack (1834 in Zetten – 1917) a Dutch legal scholar, economist and historian * Frits Kuipers (1899 in Lent – 1943) a footballer and bronze medallist at the 1920 Summer Olympics *

Jan Zwartkruis Johannes Hermanus Hendrikus "Jan" Zwartkruis () (18 February 1926 – 7 March 2013) was the manager of the Netherlands national football team for two periods (1976–77, 1978–81), coaching the team in 28 matches, including the 1980 UEFA European ...

(1926 in Elst – 2013) the manager of the

Netherlands national football team The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal ...

1976/77 & 1978/81 *

Pierre Kartner Petrus Antonius Laurentius Kartner (11 April 1935 – 8 November 2022) was a Dutch musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who performed under the stage name Vader Abraham (''Father Abraham''). He wrote around 1600 songs. Early life an ...

(born 1935 in Elst) a Dutch musician, singer-songwriter and record producer IMDb Database
retrieved 10 March 2020 *

Paul Kuypers Paul Herman Felix Kuypers (4 June 1939, Elst (Overbetuwe), Gelderland - d. near Ierapetra, Crete, Greece, 9 September 1971) was a Dutch agriculture expert, widely known in Ierapetra as the "Dutchman". He is credited with introducing new planting t ...

(1939 in Elst - 1971) a Dutch agriculture expert in

Ierapetra Ierapetra ( el, Ιεράπετρα, lit=sacred stone; ancient name: ) is a Greek town and municipality located on the southeast coast of Crete. History The town of Ierapetra (in the local dialect: Γεράπετρο ''Gerapetro'') is located on ...

, Crete *

Johan Derksen Johannes Gerrit "Johan" Derksen (born 31 January 1949) is a Dutch sports journalist and former football player. He played professional football between 1966 and 1978 for six clubs: Go Ahead Eagles, Cambuur, Veendam, HFC Haarlem, SV Meppen and MVV ...

(born 1949 in Heteren) a Dutch sports journalist and former football player *

Jeffrey Leiwakabessy Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (born 23 February 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left back. Club career Born in Elst, Gelderland, Leiwakabessy played his first professional seasons with NEC Nijmegen. In 2006–07 he mo ...

(born 1981 in Elst) a Dutch former professional footballer with 403 club caps *

Loiza Lamers Loiza Lamers (born 9 January 1995) is a Dutch model and businesswoman best known for being the winner of the eighth cycle of '' Holland's Next Top Model'', and the world's first transgender winner of the global '' Top Model'' TV-franchise. Earl ...

(born 1995 in Driel) a Dutch transgender model

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Gelderland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2001 {{Gelderland-geo-stub