Angeren
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 Gelderland
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| local community |
 Lingewaard
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| surface | 9.59 km 2 |
| Residents | 2,400 (Jun. 30, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 55 ' N , 5 ° 57' E |
| Important traffic route |
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| prefix | 026 |
| Postcodes | 6686-6687, 6851 |
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Angeren is a place that lies on the Rhine and the Linge and in the province of Gelderland and today belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard . This municipality is located between Arnhem and Nijmegen . The place has 2,400 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2017) and is on the N838 .
On January 1, 2001, the former municipality of Bemmel was merged with the municipalities of Huissen and Gendt to form a new municipality, which two years later was named Lingewaard .
history
Angeren is already mentioned as a settlement Angrina together with a church in a document from the year 814 or 815. In 1160 Angeren was an independent parish . In the Middle Ages, the church village grew into a place with a square, “Roode Wald” castle and a mill on the Rijndijk. The residents secured their livelihood mainly in agriculture. The farms were scattered outside the village. Since 1825, the brickworks in the foreland also created jobs.
Sports
Angeren has the football club "SV prolonged", the handball club "HVA Hieltjes", the volleyball club "VC Hexagon" and also a petanque club , a table tennis club , judo club , tennis club , the skating club "De Ijsvogels", a ballet club and a classic car club .
music
In Angeren there is the Concert "St. Caecilia ”, a fanfare with drums called“ St. Bavo ”and an orchestra of winds and drummers (“ De Deurdweilers ”). The parish church has three choirs , a mixed choir, a children's choir (“De Bavootjes”) and a women's choir (“Encore”). Outside the parish there is the mixed choir “Zang en Vreugde” from “Stichting Ouderenwerk Angeren” (SOWA).
activities
Angeren also offers a number of other activities. A children's village takes place every year. In Angeren Carnival is also a carnival parade held. Angeren is called Keujesgat during Carnival . A statue of a keutje (piggy) can be seen in the center of the village. In addition, many activities are organized in the Angerens village house. In addition, the Taulaufen takes place every year: You take a stroll by bike, with the pubs already open at sunrise.
The construction of the Betuweroute tunnel under the Pannerdens Canal in Angeren has been completed. Part of the drill still stands there like an object of art. Angeren has had its own village flag since the spring festival "Lentekriebels" in 2009.
Web links
- Angeren on Nederland-in-beeld.nl (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Personen met een uitkering; soort uitkering, wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on March 24, 2018 (Dutch)