Provincie Gelderland Province of Gelderland
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Arnhem
Largest city	Nijmegen
Queen's Commissioner	Clemens Cornielje
Religion (1999)	Protestant 31% Catholic 29%
Area  • Land  • Water	4,975 km² (1st) 161 km²
Population (2006)  • Total  • Density	1,975,704 (4th) 397/km² (6th)
Anthem	Ons Gelderland
ISO	NL-GE
Official website	www.gelderland.nl

Gelderland (pronunciation (help·info), English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The flag of Gelderland is a horizontal tricolour of Blue, Yellow ( gold) and Black. A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French The King's Commissioner (Commissaris van de Koning is the head of a Province in the Netherlands, who is chairman of both the Provinciale Staten (PS the A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of Ons Gelderland is the Anthem of the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The capital city is Arnhem. Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Zutphen, Doetinchem, Harderwijk, Wijchen and Tiel. EDE or Equinox Desktop Environment is a small Desktop environment that is meant to be simple and fast Zutphen is a city in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Doetinchem ( Low German: Deutekem is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. Harderwijk is also a village in the Dutch municipality of Opmeer Wijchen is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, at. Tiel is a Municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands.

History

The current province of Gelderland covers about the area of three of the quarters of the historical Duchy of Guelders. This article deals with the historical county and duchy of Guelders for other meanings see Gelderland. 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. A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Limburg ( Dutch: (Nederlands Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. Kleve (district or Kreis Kleve ( Cleves in former English use is a Kreis (local-government district in northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, Geldern ( Dutch: Gelderen, archaic English: Guelder(s) is a City in the northwest of the federal state North It became part of the Habsburg Netherlands in 1543, one of the Seventeen Provinces, though not one of the richer or more densely-populated. The Seventeen Provinces were a Personal union of states in the Low Countries in the 15th century and 16th century roughly covering the current Netherlands

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. The Veluwe is a forest-rich ridge of hills in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Betuwe is an area in the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. The Achterhoek is a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands.

Municipalities

Currently (2006), the municipalities in Gelderland are as follows:

Map of the Netherlands, linking to the province pages; the red dots mark the capitals of the provinces and the black dots other notable cities or towns. |||} All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities ( gemeenten) together 443 (2007 Aalten ( is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Barneveld is a village in New York. Barneveld is a village in Wisconsin that was nearly destroyed by a tornado in 1984 Berkelland ( is a municipality in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. Beuningen ( is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands close to the city of Nijmegen. Bronckhorst is the name of a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. Brummen is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Buren is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands and is strongly linked to the Dutch royal family. Culemborg is a Municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands. Doesburg ( Dutch ( is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Gelderland Doetinchem ( Low German: Deutekem is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. Druten is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Duiven is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. EDE or Equinox Desktop Environment is a small Desktop environment that is meant to be simple and fast Elburg is a Municipality and a city in eastern Netherlands. History There is evidence of a Neolithic settlement at Epe is a Municipality and a small village in the eastern Netherlands. For the South African town with the same name see Ermelo Mpumalanga Ermelo is a Municipality and a town Geldermalsen is a Municipality and a town in the western Netherlands. Gendt is a city in Gelderland in the municipality of Lingewaard. Groenlo is a City in the Municipality of Oost Gelre, situated in the Eastern part of the Netherlands on the German Groesbeek is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Harderwijk is also a village in the Dutch municipality of Opmeer Hattem is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. Heerde is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Heumen is a Municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands. Lingewaal is a Municipality in the middle of the Netherlands. Lingewaard is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the most eastern part of the Betuwe. Lochem is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. Nl-Maasdrielogg|Maasdriel]] is a Municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Montferland is a Municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. Neder-Betuwe (called Kesteren until 2003 is a Municipality in the eastern Netherlands. Neerijnen is a Municipality and a town in the Netherlands. It is about 35 km south of Utrecht and some 15 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch Nijkerk is a Municipality and a city in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French Nunspeet is a Municipality and Town in the central Netherlands. Oldebroek is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands and it has almost 6000 inhabitants is a Municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January, 2005 through a merger of the former municipalities Gendringen Overbetuwe is a Municipality in the Province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Putten ( is a Municipality and a town in Gelderland province in the middle of the Netherlands. Renkum is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Rheden is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Rijnwaarden is a Municipality in the eastern Netherlands. The Rhine enters the Netherlands in this municipality For the village in Gelderland see Rozendaal (Gelderland; also not to be confused with Roosendaal, a much larger community in the southern province of ---- Scherpenzeel is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Tiel is a Municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. Ubbergen is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Voorst is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Wageningen is a Municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. is a Municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal, an island located Westervoort is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Wijchen is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, at. Winterswijk is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Zaltbommel is a Municipality and a city in the Netherlands. The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850 Zevenaar is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. Zutphen is a city in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

See also Betuwe, Linge. Betuwe is an area in the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. For the WWII war hero see Martin Linge. For the boat designer see Jan Herman Linge.

Municipalities abolished on 1 Jan 2005

The following municipalities were abolished on 1 January 2005; see further [1](in Dutch) for more detailed information on these changes. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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 Gelre

External links

• Map of Province
• Detailed Map of Gelderland
• Second Detailed Map of Gelderland