Betuwe
Betuwe [ ˈbeːtywə ] is a stretch of land in the Dutch province of Gelderland . It is bordered in the north by the arm of the Rhine flowing in an east-west direction , the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine), in the lower reaches of the Lek and in the south by the Meuse . At the same time, the Waal flows through the Betuwe, whose clay soils are among the most fertile in Europe. Therefore there is a lot of fruit and vegetable growing here . Another source of income is cycling and hiking tourism. The name "Betuwe" is derived from the Batavern .
It is believed that the surname of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven is derived from this landscape.
Cities
- Nijmegen
- Gendt , today the municipality of Lingewaard
- Maasbommel
- Tiel
- Zaltbommel
The communes of Overbetuwe , created in 2001 through merger, took up the name of the area. The city of Arnhem is assigned to the Veluwe and / or the Betuwe.
traffic
The Betuweroute , a railway line running through the Betuwe for goods traffic from the port of Rotterdam to the German-Dutch border near Emmerich am Rhein, is named after this area. The subsequent railway line from Emmerich am Rhein to Oberhausen is referred to as the Betuwe line in German public administration (Federal and State Transport Ministry, district government, municipalities) as well as in the press and media .
history
During the Viking raids into the Rhineland in 885, the Viking leaders Gottfried and Sigfried bei Herwen were ambushed by the Frankish military leader Heinrich von Babenberg and murdered by the Frisian aristocrats. Their followers were then completely wiped out by the Franks in the Betuwe.
The Betuwe was a district in the Middle Ages . Counts in the Betuwe were u. a .:
- Nevelung, † before 953; ∞ NN, daughter of Reginar II. , Count in Hainaut ( Reginare )
- Godizo , † 1015, count in the Betuwe ( Ezzonen )
- Eberhard, around 1020, his nephew, in the Betuwe and Teisterbant
- Dietrich I. Flamens, † murdered in 1082, count in the Betuwe and Maasgau , progenitor of the counts of Geldern
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The BETUWE project advisory board discusses questions about noise protection and the security concept ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. BMVBS, press release of December 18, 2012
- ↑ News about the Betuwe line Google News
- ↑ Jenna Günnewig: Bahn wants to buy land for Betuwe expansion ( Memento from May 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Westdeutscher Rundfunk, May 4, 2012
Coordinates: 51 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E