Opheusden 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 a part of the municipality of
Neder-Betuwe, and lies some 5 km south-west of
Wageningen
Wageningen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specialises in life sciences. The municipality had a ...
.
Opheusden (or "Heusden", as it was known then) was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with
Kesteren.
The town was devastated in October 1944 during the failed German
counterattack against the Nijmegen salient after
Operation Market Garden had failed.
The Opheusden statistical area, which includes the village centre, its outskirts, and the surrounding countryside, covers an area of 220 hectares. It had a resident population on 1 January 2018 of 5,630, living in 1,960 households. The built-up area of the village covers 73 hectares.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
As of 1 January 2005.
The municipality of Opheusden and the surrounding region is well known for the about 150
tree nurseries specialised in ornamental trees. The production area in the Opheusden region is about 1500 hectares.
Transport
* Opheusden is served by
a railway station on the
Elst to Dordrecht line.
Gallery
File:Opheusden, straatzicht Dorpsstraat foto8 2014-11-24 12.18.jpg, A view of Dorpsstraat in Opheusden
File:M-E Moluks-Evangelische-Pniel-kerk Opheusden na-herstel 02.jpg, Moluccan Pniel Church
File:Vissersbootjes langs de rivier bij Opheusden - Opheusden - 20535687 - RCE.jpg, Boats along the river
File:Station Opheusden.jpg, Railway station
References
Former municipalities of Gelderland
Neder-Betuwe
Populated places in Gelderland
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