Gendt (Netherlands)
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| province |
 Gelderland
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| local community |
 Lingewaard
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| surface | 12.64 km 2 |
| Residents | 6,100 (Jun. 30, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 53 ' N , 5 ° 58' E |
| Important traffic route |
 
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| prefix | 0481 |
| Postcodes | 6531, 6576-6577, 6685-6687, 6691 |
| Website | www.groetenuitgendt.eu |
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Gendt is a town and former municipality in Over-Betuwe . It is located near Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Dutch province of Gelderland . Gendt is located on the Waal, five kilometers northeast of Nijmegen. The town was granted town charter around 1233 .
Since January 1, 2001, Gendt has formed the new municipality of Lingewaard with the former villages of Huissen and Bemmel , which also includes the villages of Angeren , Doornenburg , Haalderen and Ressen .
To celebrate
Gendt is known regionally for the annual Kersenfeest (cherry festival ) with the choice of the cherry queen and kersenstampen (cherry pounding ). During the festival there is a village festival and a fair , a marquee is set up.
Once a year the Schuttersfeest (shooting festival) takes place, also called Kermis (fair). On Saturday the rifle king is determined by a shooting competition, a Sunday kerkmis (church mass ) is held and the queen is “picked up” on Monday.
photos
Gendt, place: Julianaplein
Gendt, street: Dorpsstraat
Gendt, river (the Linge)
education
There are two primary schools in Gendt, De Vonkenmorgen and De Tichelaar .
Sons and daughters of the place
- Johannes Methöfer (1863–1933), author and anarchist
- Jan Aarntzen (* 1950), costume designer
- Esther Gerritsen (* 1972), theater and novelist
- Mirjam Melchers (* 1975), racing cyclist (grew up in Gendt)
- Erik Wegh (* 1980), soccer player from Cambuur Leeuwarden
- Stijn Schaars (* 1984), football player at AZ Alkmaar
Twin town
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Personen met een uitkering; soort uitkering, wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on March 24, 2018 (Dutch)