Lede en Oudewaard

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| name = Lede en Oudewaard

| settlement_type = Hamlet and former municipality

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| native_name_lang = nl

| image_skyline = File:Kesteren De Ouden Dam boerderij en vloedschuur en hooiberg Hoge Dijkseweg 19 1.jpg

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| image_caption = Farm in Lede en Oudewaard

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| image_shield = Wapen-Leede.jpg

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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Neder-Betuwe

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| coordinates = {{coord|51.9403|5.5551 |region:NL_type:city(120)|display=inline, title}}

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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 4041AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 23 March 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 7

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| area_total_km2 = 2.10

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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=23 March 2022}}

| population_total = 425

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 4041

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0488

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Lede en Oudewaard is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 8 km west of Wageningen.

Lede en Oudewaard was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1822, at which time it was merged with Kesteren.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}

Lede was first mentioned probably in 1235 as ter Lee, and means "dug stream".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/lede2 |title=Lede - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=23 March 2022 |language=nl}} Oudewaard was first mentioned in 1326 as "de Weert te Kester", and means the old land near water.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/oudewaard |title=Oudewaard - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=23 March 2022 |language=nl}} The postal authorities have placed the hamlet under Kesteren.{{cite web|title=Postcode 4041 in Kesteren |url=https://postcodebijadres.nl/4041 |website=Postcode bij adres |access-date=23 March 2022 |language=nl}} Until 1800, it was an heerlijkheid. In 1840, it was home to 147 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/lede-en-oudewaard |title=Lede en Oudewaard |access-date=23 March 2022 |language=nl}}