Country Netherlands Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.lingewaard.nl Local time Saturday 9:55 AM | Elevation 11 m (36 ft) Area code 026, 0481 Area 69.14 km² Province Gelderland | |
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Postcode 6680–6681, 6684–6691, 6850–6852 Weather 11°C, Wind W at 23 km/h, 91% Humidity Points of interest Doornenburg Castle, Fort Pannerden, Mea Vota | ||
Lingewaard ( pronunciation ) 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 after the largest former municipality but later renamed in a referendum. "Lingewaard" itself is not a population centre, but an artificial name favoured by the majority of the voters. The municipality lies in between of the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem, where most inhabitants work.
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Map of Lingewaard, Netherlands
Population centres
The municipality has the following population centres:
Bemmel also includes the hamlet and former village of Doornik. Gendt includes Hulhuizen.
Notable residents
Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include:
Twin towns
Lingewaard is twinned with: