Elst (Overbetuwe)
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Elst is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. Elst is situated in the Betuwe, between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem. Elst has 19,743 Number of inhabitants and is famous for its Roman temple, which is situated under the Saint Werenfried church. Elst was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Overbetuwe.[1]
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[edit] Education
Elst is home to two high schools:
- Het Westeraam
- Overbetuwe College
[edit] Sports
There are several sports clubs in Elst, amongst others:
- Spero (soccer)
- Elistha (soccer)
- EZ & PC (swimming)
- HCOB (field hockey)
- Unlimited (basketball)
[edit] People born in Elst
- Frits Kuipers (1899 - 1943), footballer
- Pierre Kartner (born 1935), singer
- Paul Kuypers (1939 - 1971), agricultural scientist
- Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (born 1981), footballer
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
[edit] External links
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