Ubbergen () is

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

and former

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 ...

in the eastern

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, in the 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 ...

. The village is part of the municipality of Berg en Dal (formerly known as

Groesbeek Groesbeek () is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. In January 2015 the former municipality merged with Millingen aan de Rijn and Ubbergen. The larger area was known as Groesbeek until January 2016, when ...

Notable people

Notable people who were born in Ubbergen include: * Don Burgers (1932–2006), politician for the KVP and the CDA *

Amber Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In M ...

(1970), Dutch-German

singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

and

music producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

* Yelmer Buurman (1987), professional

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Gallery

Villa De Maartenshof in Ubbergen. rijk van Nijmegen 1875 Rijksstraatweg 48.jpg,

Villa A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became ...

'De Maartenshof' on the Rijkstraatweg Beeld Nescio te Ubbergen - Een groot dichter zijn en dan vallen.JPG, Statue of

Nescio Jan Hendrik Frederik Grönloh (born 22 June 1882 in Amsterdam; died 25 July 1961 in Hilversum), known by his pen name of Nescio (Latin for "I don't know"), was a Dutch writer. Grönloh was a businessman by profession, but as Nescio he is mainl ...

(1991) on the Rijksstraatweg Dutch highschool Notre Dame des Anges.jpg, The school building of

Notre Dame des Anges Notre Dame des Anges, usually called the Notre Dame, is a secondary education school in the Netherlands. The school is located in Ubbergen (near the city of Nijmegen), in the province of Gelderland. It is the only secondary school in the Netherl ...

Ubbergen, de Notre Dame des Anges foto4 2010-05-05 08.13.JPG, 'De Refter': monumental building complex Pad door het Bronnenbos.jpg, The 'Bronnenbos': a carr in Ubbergen

References

External links

* Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2015 Former municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland Geography of Berg en Dal (municipality) {{Gelderland-geo-stub