Elst (Gelderland)

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Elst
Flag of the place Elst
flag 		Coat of arms of the place Elst
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
local community Flag of the municipality of Overbetuwe Overbetuwe
Area
 - land
 - water 		33.83  km 2
32.88 km 2
0.95 km 2
Residents 21,905 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates 51 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 50'  E
Important traffic route A15 A325 N836 N837
prefix 0481
Postcodes 2461, 6515, 6661
Location of Elst in the municipality of Overbetuwe
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Entrance
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Elst is a district of the Dutch municipality of Overbetuwe in the province of Gelderland and has around 21,905 inhabitants. Until the end of 2000 Elst was an independent municipality, which merged on January 1, 2001 with the surrounding municipalities of Valburg and Heteren .

traffic

Elst lies exactly between Arnhem and Nijmegen , which are connected by the A 325. Furthermore, the A 15 and A 50 can be reached via a direct connection with the A 325. The Elst Station provides access to Arnhem and Nijmegen during rush hour every 15 minutes.

Industry

The Dutch branch of the HJ Heinz Company , the largest production facility outside of America, is located near the train station . According to the TV documentary series How it's made, over 90 percent of this company's ketchup production in Europe is produced here.

St. Martin's Church

Sport in Elst

There are various sports clubs in Elst:

  • Elistha (soccer)
  • EZ&PC (swimming and water polo)
  • Gaviiformes (diving)
  • Gemini (volleyball)
  • HCOB (hockey)
  • Spero (soccer)
  • Unlimited (basketball)

Attractions

The reformed , late Gothic Great or St. Martin's Church was built in the 15th century.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Until the municipality was dissolved, the following distribution of seats had been made since 1982:

Political party Seats
1982 1986 1990 1994 1997 a
D66 1 2 5 6th 6th
Dorpslijst Elst - - - 2 3
CDA 7th 7th 6th 3 3
PvdA 4th 4th 3 2 3
VVD 3 2 1 2 2
Samenwerkingsverband Dorpsbelangen Lent - 2 2 2 -
Christelijke Samenwerking Lent 2 - - - -
total 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th
aSince the municipality of Elst gave up a few hectares of land to the neighboring municipality of Nijmegen on January 1, 1998 due to their urban expansion (the emergence of the Nijmegen-Noord district ), the 1998 municipal elections were brought forward to November 19, 1997.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Elst  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 20, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ http://www.heinz.nl/Default.aspx?pid=6 History of the plant in the Netherlands
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1982–1997 , accessed on July 20, 2018 (Dutch)