Overbetuwe

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Overbetuwe
Municipality
Overbetuwe town hall
Overbetuwe town hall
Flag of Overbetuwe
Flag
Coat of arms of Overbetuwe
Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
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Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1 January 2001[1]
Government[2]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Toon van Asseldonk
Area[3]
 • Total 115.08 km2 (44.43 sq mi)
 • Land 109.36 km2 (42.22 sq mi)
 • Water 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Elevation[4] 10 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)[5]
 • Total 46,712
 • Density 427/km2 (1,110/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 6660–6662, 6665–6668, 6670–6678
Area code 026, 0481, 0488
Website www.overbetuwe.nl
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Overbetuwe, June 2015

Overbetuwe (<phonos file="Nl-Overbetuwe.ogg">pronunciation</phonos>) is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and in the south by the river Waal. The city hall is located in Elst, the largest town in the municipality. Together with eighteen other municipalities it forms the 'Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen' (English: 'Arnhem-Nijmegen conurbation'), or simply 'KAN', which is a regional collaboration.

Towns

Town Inhabitants (2015)
Andelst 1650
Driel 4205
Elst 21554
Hemmen 184
Herveld 3015
Heteren 5109
Homoet 76
Loenen 47
Oosterhout (partly) 2337
Randwijk 1435
Slijk-Ewijk 479
Valburg 1780
Zetten 5002

Transportation

Because of its central location between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem, many inhabitants of Overbetuwe commute between these cities. Three major highways are situated in the municipality; the A50, A15 and A325. Overbetuwe has two railway stations: Elst and Zetten-Andelst. Besides these two existing railway lines, a controversial freight line called the Betuweroute has been operational from 2007.

Politics

The mayor of Overbetuwe is Elisabeth Tuijnman. The distribution of council seats after the 2010 elections is shown here.

Party Seats
CDA 7
PvdA 4
Gemeentebelangen Overbetuwe 5
VVD 5
D66 5
GroenLinks 2
ChristenUnie 1

Gallery

References

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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website

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