Everything about Gelderland totally explained
Gelderland (English also
Guelders) is a
province of the
Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is
Arnhem. The two other major cities,
Nijmegen and
Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are
Ede,
Zutphen,
Doetinchem,
Harderwijk,
Wijchen and
Tiel.
History
The current province of Gelderland covers about the area of three of the quarters of the historical Duchy of
Guelders. Guelders was a county in the late 11th century and then a
duchy in the
Holy Roman Empire, including also parts of the province of present-day
Limburg and the German District of
Kleve (Cleves) with the city of
Geldern, the city that was the original seat of the dukes. It became part of the Habsburg Netherlands in 1543, one of the
Seventeen Provinces, though not one of the richer or more densely-populated.
Geography
Gelderland can be devided in three parts: the
Veluwe in the north, the
Betuwe in the southwest and the
Achterhoek or Graafschap (which literally means: County or Earldom) in the east.
Municipalities
Currently (2006), the
municipalities in Gelderland are as follows:
See also
Betuwe,
Linge.
Municipalities abolished on 1 Jan 2005
The following municipalities were abolished on
1 January 2005; see further
(External Link
)(in Dutch) for more detailed information on these changes.
These municipalities were merged with neighbouring ones:
Angerlo was merged into Zevenaar
Dinxperlo was merged into Aalten
Gorssel was merged into Lochem
Lichtenvoorde was merged into Groenlo (later: Oost Gelre, see below)
Warnsveld was merged into Zutphen
Wehl was merged into Doetinchem
These municipalities were merged and given a new name:
Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo became Berkelland
Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden, and Zelhem became Bronckhorst
Bergh and Didam became Montferland
Gendringen and Wisch became Oude IJsselstreek
Lichtenvoorde, Groenlo, Lievelde, Zieuwent and smaller neighbouring villages became Oost GelreFurther Information
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