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Huissen
Huissen () is a city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard, in the area between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Huissen is situated along the rivers Nederrijn and Linge. The city has a population of 19,414 (as of 1 January 2020). History Huissen was first mentioned in 814 as ''Hosenheim''. It received city rights in 1314. The town was part of the Duchy of Cleves and became Dutch in as late as 1816. Much of the town was destroyed in World War II. After the war it was rebuilt in the Traditionalist style. Huissen was previously a municipality of its own, but merged with the former municipalities Bemmel and Gendt in 2001, to form the municipality of Lingewaard. Huissen is the largest population centre within this municipality. Haunted house The Binnenveld mansion (Dutch: ''Huize Binnenveld'') is a rijksmonument located in Huissen. It is better known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huissen - Langekerkstraat 10 - Kerk Vanaf Raadhuisplein
Huissen () is a city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard, in the area between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Huissen is situated along the rivers Nederrijn and Linge. The city has a population of 19,414 (as of 1 January 2020). History Huissen was first mentioned in 814 as ''Hosenheim''. It received city rights in 1314. The town was part of the Duchy of Cleves and became Dutch in as late as 1816. Much of the town was destroyed in World War II. After the war it was rebuilt in the Traditionalist style. Huissen was previously a municipality of its own, but merged with the former municipalities Bemmel and Gendt in 2001, to form the municipality of Lingewaard. Huissen is the largest population centre within this municipality. Haunted house The Binnenveld mansion (Dutch: ''Huize Binnenveld'') is a rijksmonument located in Huissen. It is better known as "th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lingewaard
Lingewaard () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland, in the most eastern part of the Betuwe. The municipality is situated in the upland and lowland, lowlands between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen, where many inhabitants work. Since 2021 it has been part of the Arnhem-Nijmegen Green Metropolitan Region (), which aids planning and development in the region's eighteen municipalities. Population centres Lingewaard was formed in 2001 as a merger between the former municipalities of Bemmel, Gendt and Huissen. The municipality was initially named Bemmel after the largest former municipality, but later renamed 'Lingewaard' in a referendum. 'Lingewaard' itself is not a center of population, population centre but an artificial name, which is favoured by the majority of the voting, voters. The municipality consists of these population centres. The industrial park and hamlet of Looveer (included wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Cleves
The Duchy of Cleves (; ) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged from the medieval . It was situated in the northern Rhineland on both sides of the Lower Rhine, around its capital Cleves and the towns of Wesel, Kalkar, Xanten, Emmerich, Rees and Duisburg bordering the lands of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster in the east and the Duchy of Brabant in the west. Its history is closely related to that of its southern neighbours: the Duchies of Jülich and Berg, as well as Guelders and the Westphalian county of Mark. The Duchy was archaically known as ''Cleveland'' in English. The duchy's territory roughly covered the present-day German districts of Cleves (northern part), Wesel and the city of Duisburg, as well as adjacent parts of the Limburg, North Brabant and Gelderland provinces in the Netherlands. History In the early 11th century Emperor Henry II entrusted the administration of the '' Klever Reichswald'', a large forested area around the ''Kaiserpfalz'' at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bemmel
Bemmel is a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland. It is located in the Betuwe region, and falls under the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Lingewaard. The town is situated between the major city, cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen, and is bordered by the Waal (river), Waal river in the south. Bemmel has a population of 12,161 (as of 1 January 2020). History The former municipality of Bemmel merged in 2001 with the former municipalities Huissen and Gendt. In 2003 this merged municipality was renamed Lingewaard. The town hall, municipal building of Lingewaard is located in Bemmel. From 1990 to 2006, Bemmel was considerably expanded with three new housing estates: Klaverkamp, Klein Rome, and Essenpas. The hamlet (place), hamlets of Doornik, Gelderland, Doornik and De Pas are also included with Bemmel. The hamlet (place), hamlet of Vossenpels is partly included with Bemmel and partly included with Lent, Gelderland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Rights In The Netherlands
City rights are a feature of the medieval history of the Low Countries, and, more generally, the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. A liege lord, usually a count, duke or similar member of the high nobility, granted to a town or village he owned certain town privileges that places without city rights did not have. In Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, a town, often proudly, calls itself a city if it obtained a complete package of city rights at some point in its history. Its current population is not relevant, so there are some very small cities. The smallest is Staverden in the Netherlands, with 40 inhabitants. In Belgium, Durbuy is the smallest city, whilst the smallest in Luxembourg is Vianden. Overview When forced by financial problems, feudal landlords offered for sale privileges to settlements from around 1000. The total package of these comprises town privileges. Such sales raised (non-recurrent) revenue for the feudal lords, in exchange for the loss of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nederrijn
300px, Course of the Nederrijn The Nederrijn (; "Lower Rhine"; distinct from the Lower Rhine or further upstream) is the Dutch part of the Rhine from the confluence at the town of Angeren of the cut-off Rhine bend of Oude Rijn (Gelderland) and the Pannerdens Kanaal (which was dug to form the new connection between the Waal and Nederrijn branches). The city of Arnhem lies on the right (north) bank of the Nederrijn, just past the point where the IJssel branches off. The Nederrijn flows on to the city of Wijk bij Duurstede, from where it continues as the Lek. The once-important but now small Kromme Rijn branch (in Roman times part of the Limes Germanicus and border river of the Roman Empire) carries the name "Rhine" towards the city of Utrecht. From the city of Utrecht, the Kromme Rijn forks into the Vecht to the north, and into the Oude Rijn (Utrecht and South Holland) to the west. The first part is channelised and known as the Leidse Rijn (Leiden Rhine). After the rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnhem
Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland, located on both banks of the rivers Nederrijn and Sint-Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem is home to the Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, Netherlands Open Air Museum, Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein', Royal Burgers' Zoo, NOC*NSF and National Sports Centre Papendal. The north corner of the municipality is part of the Hoge Veluwe National Park. It is approximately in area, consisting of heathlands, sand dunes, and woodlands. History Early history The oldest archeological findings of human activity around Arnhem are two firestones of about 70,000 years ago. These come from the Stone Age, when the Neanderthals lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gendt
Gendt is a small city with city rights in the Low Countries, city rights in the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region, and is part of the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Lingewaard. Gendt is situated along the rivers Waal (river), Waal and Linge. It has a population of 7,230 (as of 1 January 2020). History In 1233 Gendt received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights from Otto II, Count of Guelders. At the time, the town was known for its castles: Poelwijk Castle and Hof Gendt. Gendt was previously an independent municipality, but merged with Huissen and Bemmel in 2001, to form Lingewaard. Annual festivals Notable annual festivals in Gendt include: * Cherry Festival of Gendt (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Gendste Kersenfeest''), an annual festival in Gendt, at the end of June (since 1938) * Gendt funfair (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Gendste kermis''), an annual festival in Gendt, at the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Van Neercassel
Johannes Baptista van Neercassel (Gorinchem, 1626 – Zwolle, 6 June 1686) served as apostolic vicar of the Dutch Mission, heir of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht, from 1661 to 1686. Life Neercassel was born in Gorinchem, where his father was a wealthy brewer and city alderman. He probably received his first education from his uncle, who was a pastor, and continued his studies with the Crosiers at Cuijk. In 1642 he began his study of philosophy at Louvain where he lived at the Holland College. In 1645 he joined the Oratorians in Paris. He continued his theological studies at Saumur where he taught philosophy from 1647 to 1650. He was ordained priest probably in 1650 and taught philosophy at the Oratorian seminary in Paris. Dutch mission In 1652 Neercassel moved to the Oratory in Louvin, becoming lector in theology at the major seminary in Mechlin. He then worked as a chaplain in Rotterdam and Utrecht before becoming vicar general to Jacobus de la Torre, Apostolic Vicar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Rights In The Low Countries
City rights are a feature of the medieval history of the Low Countries, and, more generally, the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. A liege lord, usually a count, duke or similar member of the high nobility, granted to a town or village he owned certain town privileges that places without city rights did not have. In Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, a town, often proudly, calls itself a city if it obtained a complete package of city rights at some point in its history. Its current population is not relevant, so there are some very small cities. The smallest is Staverden in the Netherlands, with 40 inhabitants. In Belgium, Durbuy is the smallest city, whilst the smallest in Luxembourg is Vianden. Overview When forced by financial problems, feudal landlords offered for sale privileges to settlements from around 1000. The total package of these comprises town privileges. Such sales raised (non-recurrent) revenue for the feudal lords, in exchange for the loss of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Communication
Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large population segments. It utilizes various forms of media as technology has made the dissemination of information more efficient. Primary examples of platforms utilized and examined include journalism and advertising. Mass communication, unlike interpersonal communication and organizational communication, focuses on particular resources transmitting information to numerous receivers. The study of mass communication is chiefly concerned with how the content and information that is being mass communicated persuades or affects the behavior, attitude, opinion, or emotion of people receiving the information. Narrowly, mass communication is the transmission of messages to many recipients at a time. However, mass communication can be broadly understood as the process of extensive circulation of information within regions and across the globe. From a critical perspective, mass communicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Ratelband
Emile Albert Rudolf Ratelband (born 11 March 1949) is a Dutch television personality, "positivity guru" and former politician for Leefbaar Nederland. Biography Emile Ratelband was born in Arnhem on 11 March 1949. He has eight children as of 2019. In 2002, Ratelband started his own political party, Ratelband List (in Dutch, ''Lijst Ratelband''), after being rejected as lijsttrekker for Leefbaar Nederland. Ratelband List took part in the elections for the Tweede Kamer on 22 January 2003, but failed to win a single seat. In November 2018, Ratelband began a court case in Arnhem, seeking to have his date of birth legally changed from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969. Ratelband has said, "You can change your name. You can change your gender. Why not your age?" His attempt was rejected by the court on December 3, 2018. Controversy Ratelband has attracted controversy with several of his public statements. Ratelband has been criticised for making several statements sympathetic to Osa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
