Rijnwaarden (Dutch pronunciation: [rɛiɱˈʋaːrdə(n)] ) was a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. The Rhine enters the Netherlands at its location. Rijnwaarden was merged into the municipality of Zevenaar on 1 January 2018.[1]
Rijnwaarden | |
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Former municipality | |
 Rijnwaarden town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 6°7′E / 51.867°N 6.117°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Zevenaar |
| Established | 1985 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.08 km2 (18.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 39.84 km2 (15.38 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | Included with Zevenaar[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6910–6917 |
| Area code | 0316 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
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Map of the former municipality of Rijnwaarden, June 2015
References
edit- ^ a b "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2018". CBS (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6915AH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
External links
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Media related to Rijnwaarden at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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