Lent, Gelderland
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| official_name = Lent
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood and former village
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| image_skyline = Image:Lent, kerk1 foto3 2010-06-06 12.06.JPG
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| image_caption = Church of Lent
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands
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| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Nijmegen
| elevation_m = 10
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| area_total_km2 = 7.18
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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=13 April 2022}}
| population_total = 11,630
| population_as_of = 2021
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| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
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| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
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| area_code = 024
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Lent is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of
Nijmegen, about 2 km north of that city, on the north bank of the Waal river.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1196 as in Lente. The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/lent2 |title=Lent - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=13 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1329. The tower was added in 1886. Lent was home to 1,171 people in 1840.
Lent was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Elst.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. {{cite web|url=http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr%3D20061061 |title=KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina |accessdate=2009-12-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 |archivedate=2007-02-20 }} In 1998, it was merged into Nijmegen. The population at the time of merger was about 3,000 people, however it almost quadrupled in 20 years due to neighbourhoods being built in Lent.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/lent |title=Lent |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=13 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Nijmegen-Lent, de Maria Geboortekerk RM522954 IMG 2950 2019-11-30 11.15.jpg|Lent, church: the Maria Geboortekerk
File:Citadel College Griftdijk, Griftdijk Noord 9A, Nijmegen.jpg|School in Lent
File:Lent-Nijmegen.jpg|Village view
File:Lent Oasisstraat Nijmegen.jpg|New neighbourhood
References
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External links
- [http://www.nijmegen.nl Official site Nijmegen]
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Category:Populated places in Gelderland
Category:Former municipalities of Gelderland
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