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Beuningen

{{For|the village in Overijssel|Beuningen, Overijssel}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Beuningen

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Beuningen (Gld, NL) town hall.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Beuningen town hall

| image_flag = File:Flag of Gemeente Beuningen.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Beuningen wapen.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0209 (2009).svg

| map_alt = Highlighted position of Beuningen in a municipal map of Gelderland

| map_caption = Location in Gelderland

| coordinates = {{coord|51|52|N|5|47|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = https://secure-beuningen.gemeenteoplossingen.nl/Gemeenteraad/carol-van-eert

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20140619193656/https://secure-beuningen.gemeenteoplossingen.nl/Gemeenteraad/carol-van-eert

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = 19 June 2014

|title = Carol van Eert

|language = nl

|publisher = Gemeente Beuningen

|access-date = 19 June 2014

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = D66

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Daphne Bergman (acting)

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Beuningen}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Beuningen}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Beuningen}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

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

|title = Postcodetool for 6641AE

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 19 June 2014}}

| elevation_m = 9

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_footnotes =

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| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Beuningen}}

| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}

| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Beuningen}}

| population_demonym = Beuninger

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 6550–6551, 6640–6645

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 024, 0487

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

| footnotes =

}}

Beuningen ({{IPA|nl|ˈbøːnɪŋə(n)|-|Nl-Beuningen.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. {{convert|1.5|km|mi|0}} to the north lies the river Waal

Beuningen lies adjacent to the A73 (Nijmegen-Venlo, on the south side) and A50 (Zwolle-Eindhoven, in the west) motorway interchange. East of Beuningen lies the city Nijmegen. Beuningen had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Beuningen}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}. There is a restored windmill in the town, De Haag.

Population centres

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History

The area in and around Beuningen was inhabited by the Romans. There are regularly excavations done in which Roman rests are found.

In the 15th century there stood a small castle: Blanckenburgh. It was probably destroyed during the Eighty Years' War by Maurice of Orange.

Until about 1900 Beuningen was a poor farmers village, often struck by floods. Nevertheless, there were a few rich families, mostly farmers with a lot of land, who paid the highest tax in the area.

On January 1, 1818, the municipality annexed town Weurt in the East and on July 1, 1980, the town Ewijk on the West.

Nowadays Beuningen has grown to a suburb of Nijmegen, with a lot of new neighbourhoods.

Topography

File:Gem-Beuningen-OpenTopo.jpg

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Beuningen, June 2015.

Monuments

There are several monuments in Beuningen. Here are a few (in chronological order):

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  • Blanckenburgh tower, 15th century
  • De Haag Mill, 1704
  • Kloosterstraat farm, 1774
  • Olden Tempel, 1838
  • Large Waardhuizenstraat T-farm, 1850 – 1900
  • Mausoleum of Van 't Lindenhout, 1861
  • Cornelius church, 1900–1901
  • Vinkendael, 1900
  • Coach house, ca. 1913
  • Holy Heart statue, 1920
  • Stone factory the Bunswaard, 1920

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See also

Notable people

Gallery

File:Beuningen, de Corneliuskerk RM523147 IMG 3279 2020-03-17 12.45.jpg|Beuningen, church: de Corneliuskerk

File:Beuningen, de Beuningse Uiterwaarden bij de Waardhuizenstraat tijdens hoog water in de Waal positie3 IMG 9866 2021-07-18 15.46.jpg|Beuningse Uiterwaarden during high water in the Waal

File:Sculptuur in Beuningen (Gld, NL).JPG|Sculptuur made by Ronald Tolman in Beuningen

File: De Cirkel. Klaver beeld op rotonde Beuningen.jpg|Artwork 'De Cirkel' by Anneke van Bergen on roundabout in Beuningen

File:Ewijk, de Oude Toren RM9543 IMG 9893 2021-07-18 16.28.jpg|Ewijk, tower: the Oude Toren

File:Ewijk (Beuningen) scheepvaart op de Waal.JPG|Ewijk, Beuningen, scheepvaart op de Waal

File:Weurt (Beuningen, Gld, NL) Waalbandijk 2.JPG|Weurt, Beuningen

File:Winssen, de kerktoren van de middeleeuwse parochiekerk RM9555 IMG 8487 2021-03-24 10.42.jpg|Winssen, medieval church tower

References

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External links

  • {{Commons category-inline|Beuningen, Gelderland}}
  • [http://www.beuningen.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Beuningen

| North = Overbetuwe
Waal

| East = Nijmegen

| South = Wijchen

| West = Druten

| Northwest = Neder-Betuwe
Waal

}}

{{Dutch municipality Beuningen}}

{{Gelderland Province}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Municipalities of Gelderland

Category:Populated places in Gelderland

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