Andelst is a village in the Dutch province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. It is located in the municipality

Overbetuwe Overbetuwe () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and ...

, about 10 km northwest of the city of

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

History

It is an old village; the first known mention dates from 855, as ''Andassale'', and means "hall of Ando (person)". The village developed on a high ridge and has been inhabited since the Roman period. The church has a tower from around 1400 and has been extensively restored between 1928 and 1930. In 1327, the Duke of Gelre established a legal court in Andelst. There used to be a little castle near Andelst, but it was demolished in 1846. In 1840, Andelst was home to 508 people.

Gallery

File:Andelst-waalstraat-zuid.JPG, Farm in Andelst File:16andelstvoormaligebusgarage.png, Former bus depot File:Andelst (Overbetuwe) gemeentehuis (2).JPG, Town hall File:Andelst (Overbetuwe) Indië-monument.JPG, Dutch East Indies monument

References

Populated places in Gelderland Overbetuwe {{Gelderland-geo-stub