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Geldermalsen

Place in Gelderland, Netherlands

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51°53′N 5°17′E / 51.883°N 5.283°E / 51.883; 5.283CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityWest BetuweMerged2019Area

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• Total11.91 km² (4.60 sq mi)Elevation

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4 m (13 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total10,860 • Density910/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

4191^[1]

Area code0345Websitewww.geldermalsen.nl

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Geldermalsen, June 2015

Geldermalsen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣɛldərˈmɑlsə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

Town of Geldermalsen

The town centre of Geldermalsen contains a two-aisled Gothic church dating from the 15th century, with a Romanesque tower dating from the 13th century. The town contains two windmills: De Watermolen, which was built in 1772, and De Bouwing, which was built in 1848. Located in the east side there is a graveyard.

Public high-school 'The Lingeborgh' is located in the west.

Former municipality of Geldermalsen

The municipality of Geldermalsen was formed on 1 January 1978, when the former municipalities of Beesd, Buurmalsen, Deil and Geldermalsen were combined. The municipality had an area of 101.73 km² (39.28 sq mi) and was one of the largest municipalities in the Betuwe. The municipality had a population of data missing in 2021. On 1 January 2019 it merged with Neerijnen and Lingewaal to form the new municipality West Betuwe.

The river Linge flows through the municipality and town of Geldermalsen.

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Demographics

Ethnic composition of Geldermalsen in 2010:

Dutch: 91.7%
Black: 0.9%
European: 4.5%
Arabs: 1.4%
Other non-Western: 1.4%:^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 4191KH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ "Niet-westerse allochtonen per gemeente 2010-2040 - Nationale Atlas Volksgezondheid". Zorgatlas.nl. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2014.