Rijnwaarden () was a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

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 ...

, in the eastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The

Rhine The Rhine ; french: Rhin ; nl, Rijn ; wa, Rén ; li, Rien; rm, label=Sursilvan, Rein, rm, label=Sutsilvan and Surmiran, Ragn, rm, label=Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader and Puter, Rain; it, Reno ; gsw, Rhi(n), including in Alsatian dialect, Al ...

enters the Netherlands at its location. Rijnwaarden was merged into the municipality of

Zevenaar Zevenaar () is a municipality and a city in the Gelderland province, in the eastern Netherlands near the border with Germany. Population centres * Angerlo *Babberich * Giesbeek *Lathum *Ooy * Oud-Zevenaar *Zevenaar History The earliest signs o ...

on 1 January 2018.

Population centres

* Aerdt *

Herwen Herwen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar. Herwen was a separate municipality until 1818, when the area was divided between the new municipality of Herwen en Aerdt and Pannerden. Hi ...

Lobith Lobith is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar. Traditionally, it is said that the Rhine enters the Netherlands at Lobith, although in reality, this happens about 4 km further upstre ...

Pannerden Pannerden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar. Pannerden was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1985, when it became a part of the new municipality of Rijnwaarden. History The villa ...

* Spijk * Tolkamer

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the former municipality of Rijnwaarden, June 2015''

References

External links

* * Zevenaar Former municipalities of Gelderland 1985 establishments in the Netherlands States and territories established in 1985 Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2018 {{Gelderland-geo-stub