Elst, Gelderland

Elst

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Coordinates: 51°54′56″N 5°50′16″E / 51.91556°N 5.83778°E

Province

Municipality

Population (2012)

21.447^[1]

Elst is a city in the municipality of Overbetuwe in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is situated in the Betuwe, between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem. Elst has 21,447 inhabitants.^[1]

Elst is known for its Roman temples, which are situated under the Saint Werenfried church. Elst was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Overbetuwe.^[2]

H. J. Heinz Company's sauce factory for the European market is located south of the town centre.

Elstar is an apple cultivar that was developed in Elst in the 1950s.

Saint-Martin Church in Elst

Education

Elst is home to three high schools: Het Westeraam, Lyceum and Over Betuwe College Elst (OBC Elst).

Sports

There are several sports clubs in Elst, including:

BCE (badminton)
Spero (Football)
Elistha (Football)
ETV (tennis)
EZ & PC (swimming)
Gaviiformes (scuba diving)
Gemini (Volleyball)
HCOB (field hockey)
Unlimited (basketball)
Budo vereniging (martial arts)

People born in Elst

Frits Kuipers (1899–1943), footballer
Pierre Kartner (born 1935), singer and composer
Paul Kuypers (1939–1971), agricultural scientist
Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (born 1981), footballer
Jasper Rennspies (1930-1950), footballer
Peter Tijssen (born 1944 (Elden)), virology professor (University of Quebec), recipient highest award for foreign experts in China
Henk "Henkie" Leeuwis (born 1946), singer
Peter J. Williamson (born 1823), architect (Vanderbilt University), American Civil War adjutant to General William T. Sherman
Jan Zwartkruis (1925-2013), footballer

Transportation

Elst railway station

References

1 2 overbetuwe.nl
↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

External links

J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Elst". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Coordinates: 51°54′56″N 5°50′16″E / 51.91556°N 5.83778°E / 51.91556; 5.83778

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