Rozendaal () is 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 ...

and a town 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 ...

, 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 ...

. The town, next to

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It i ...

and Velp, is known for the Rozendaal Castle (''Kasteel Rosendael'') and its water fountain follies (''bedriegertjes''). The municipality is the least densely populated on the mainland of the Netherlands, i.e., in effect, not on one of the

West Frisian Islands The West Frisian Islands (; fry, Waadeilannen) are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, along the edge of the Wadden Sea. They continue further east as the German East Frisian Islands and are part of the Frisian Islands. F ...

. Rozendaal is one of the richest municipalities in the Netherlands.

Population centres

* Imbosch * Rozendaal * Terlet

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Rozendaal, June 2015''

Notable people

* Petrus Augustus de Génestet (1829 – 1861 in Rozendaal) a Dutch poet and theologian

Gallery

File:Lovely lighting at the marvellous old (almost 700 years) tower of castle Rozendaal - panoramio.jpg, Tower of castle Rozendaal File:The Salvation Army Hospice Rozenheuvel at Rozendaal. Formerly this estate was used as a winterhome for the inhabitants of the Rozendaal castle, because it was almost impossible to keep the castle in winter comfortly war - panoramio.jpg, The Salvation Army Hospice Rozenheuvel at Rozendaal File:Theehuis, Rozendaal Park - panoramio.jpg, Theehuis, Rozendaal Park File:Kasteel Rosendael, Zicht op het kasteel van aan de vijver.jpg, Kasteel Rosendael seen from one of the ponds File:Rozendaals Veld, zicht op het veld bij de Brandtoren IMG 4738 2020-04-16 18.44.jpg, Rozendaals Veld near the Brandtoren

References

External links

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Official website
(in Dutch) Municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland {{Gelderland-geo-stub