: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_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
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 0345
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.geldermalsen.nl}}
| footnotes =
}}
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.
=Population centres=
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
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- {{Official website|http://www.geldermalsen.nl }}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Geldermalsen
| North = Culemborg
| Northeast = Buren
| East = Tiel
| South = Neerijnen
| Southwest = Lingewaal
}}
{{Dutch municipality West Betuwe}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Former municipalities of Gelderland
Category:Populated places in Gelderland
Category:States and territories established in 1978
Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019