Lingewaard

Lingewaard
—  Municipality  —

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Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area(2006)
 • Total 69.18 km2 (26.7 sq mi)
 • Land 62.72 km2 (24.2 sq mi)
 • Water 6.46 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
 • Total 44,363
 • Density 707/km2 (1,831.1/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Lingewaard is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the most eastern part of the Betuwe. It was formed in 2001 as a merger between Bemmel, Gendt and Huissen. The municipality was initially named Bemmel but later renamed.

The municipality has the following population centres:

"Lingewaard" itself is not the name of one of them. The municipality lies in the proximity of Arnhem, Nijmegen and Elst, where most inhabitants work. The largest of the population centres is the town of Huissen.

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Notable people

Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include:

Twin towns

Lingewaard is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Mizil-Lingewaard Twinning site; accessed September 14, 2010

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