Overbetuwe
Overbetuwe | |||
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Overbetuwe town hall
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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 (<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) |
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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 |
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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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Wageningen Nederrijn |
Renkum Nederrijn |
Arnhem | |
Neder-Betuwe | Lingewaard | |||
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Waal Beuningen |
Nijmegen |
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