Batenburg is a city in the municipality of

Wijchen Wijchen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Population centres Number of residents per population centre per 12 December 2009: Source: Statis ...

, in the Dutch 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 ...

. It is located on the

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, about 15 km west of

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 ...

. It is well known for the remains of a medieval fort in the center of the town. Batenburg received city rights in 1349. Until 1984, Batenburg was a separate municipality. It was first mentioned in 1166 as Battenburg. The etymology in unclear. Batenburg developed around

Batenburg Castle Batenburg Castle (Kasteel Batenburg in Dutch) is located in the village of Batenburg, in the Gelderland province in the Netherlands. Construction is thought to have started on the castle in 1300. The castle is located on the northern edge of the v ...

. In 1347, it received city rights., and by 1400, had walls and two city gates. The castle dated from the mid-12th century. It was destroyed and rebuilt many times until 1795 and was later used as a stone quarry. The medieval Dutch Reformed Church was heavy damaged around 1600 and rebuilt between 1608 and 1634 without a

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. The tower dates from the early 15th century. The city did not develop, and was home to 441 people in 1840.

Gallery

File:Batenburg, de Sint Victorkerk RM8718 foto3 2015-12-09 11.51.jpg, Church: de Sint Victorkerk File:Batenburg, de Boombeelden van Marc de Roover met de Sint Victorkerk (RM87148) op de achtergrond foto7 2015-12-09 12.50.jpg, Sculpture (de Boombeelden) designed by Marc de Roover Image:Batenburg, molen foto9 2011-01-16 13.48.jpg,

Batenburg Windmill Batenburg Windmill is a post mill in Batenburg, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in the 18th century and is under repair as of February 2014. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument. History The first mill on this site was built in 1531. It ...

Image:Batenburg gevelsteen, Prinsengracht, Amsterdam.JPG, Batenburg

gevelsteen Gable stones (Dutch ''gevelstenen'') are carved and often colourfully painted stone tablets, which are set into the walls of buildings, usually at about 4 metres from the ground. They serve both to identify and embellish the building. They are al ...

, Prinsengracht, Amsterdam

References

Former municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland Wijchen {{Gelderland-geo-stub