:Geldermalsen

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Geldermalsen

| settlement_type = Former municipality, town

| image_skyline = Geldermalsen station.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Geldermalsen railway station

| image_flag = Flag of Geldermalsen.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Coat of arms of Geldermalsen.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Gelderland##Location in the Netherlands

| coordinates = {{coord|51|53|N|5|17|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = West Betuwe

| extinct_title = Merged

| extinct_date = 2019

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 11.91

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title=Postcodetool for 4191KH

|language=nl

|work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher=Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date=3 July 2014

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|archive-date=21 September 2013

}}

| elevation_m = 4

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=27 April 2022}}

| population_total = 10,860

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym =

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 4191

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0345

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.geldermalsen.nl}}

| footnotes =

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File:Gem-Geldermalsen-OpenTopo.jpg

File:Map NL - Geldermalsen - Geldermalsen.png

File:Uil Eric Claus Laan van Leeuwenstein Geldermalsen.jpg

Geldermalsen ({{IPA|nl|ˌɣɛldərˈmɑlsə(n)|-|Nl-Geldermalsen.ogg}}) 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 {{convert|{{Dutch municipality total area|Geldermalsen}}|km2|abbr=on}} and was one of the largest municipalities in the Betuwe. The municipality had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Geldermalsen}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}. 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%:{{cite web |url=http://www.zorgatlas.nl/beinvloedende-factoren/demografie/etniciteit/niet-westerse-allochtonen-per-gemeente-2010-2040/ |title=Niet-westerse allochtonen per gemeente 2010-2040 - Nationale Atlas Volksgezondheid |publisher=Zorgatlas.nl |access-date=2014-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002090500/http://www.zorgatlas.nl/beinvloedende-factoren/demografie/etniciteit/niet-westerse-allochtonen-per-gemeente-2010-2040 |archive-date=2016-10-02 |url-status=dead }}

See also

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