Overbetuwe

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Overbetuwe

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Elst (Overbetuwe) gemeentehuis.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Overbetuwe town hall

| image_flag = Flag of Overbetuwe.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Coat of arms of Overbetuwe.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 1734 (2009).svg

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

| map_caption = Location in Gelderland

| coordinates = {{coord|51|55|N|5|51|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1 January 2001{{cite web

|url = http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/methoden/classificaties/overzicht/gemeentelijke-indeling/2001/default.htm

|title = Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001

|trans-title=Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001

|language = nl

|website = cbs.nl

|publisher = CBS

|access-date = 15 July 2014}}

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.overbetuwe.nl/Gemeente/College_van_B_W/Samenstelling

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20140711023100/http://www.overbetuwe.nl/Gemeente/College_van_B_W/Samenstelling

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = 11 July 2014

|title = Samenstelling

|trans-title = Members

|language = nl

|publisher = Gemeente Overbetuwe

|access-date = 15 July 2014

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Patricia Hoytink-Roubos

| unit_pref = Metric

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

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

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

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

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

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

|title = Postcodetool for 6661EH

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 15 July 2014}}

| elevation_m = 10

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

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| elevation_min_m =

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

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

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

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

| population_demonym =

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 6660–6662, 6665–6668, 6670–6678

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 026, 0481, 0488

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

| footnotes =

}}

File:Gem-Overbetuwe-OpenTopo.jpg

Overbetuwe ({{IPA|nl|ˌoːvərˈbeːtyu.ə|-|Nl-Overbetuwe.ogg}}) is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and in the south by the river Waal. The town hall is located in Elst, the largest town in the municipality. Since 2021 it has been part of the Arnhem-Nijmegen Green Metropolitan Region ({{langx|nl|Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen}}, which aids planning and development in the region's eighteen municipalities.{{Cite web |title=Website Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen |url=https://www.groenemetropoolregio.nl |access-date=8 January 2023|language=nl}}

Towns

class="wikitable sortable"
Town

! Inhabitants (2015)

Andelst1650
Driel4205
Elst21554
Hemmen184
Herveld3015
Heteren5109
Homoet76
Loenen47
Oosterhout (partly)2337
Randwijk1435
Slijk-Ewijk479
Valburg1780
Zetten5002

Transportation

Because of its central location between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem, many inhabitants of Overbetuwe commute to these cities. Three major highways are situated in the municipality; the A50, A15 and A325. Overbetuwe has two railway stations: Elst and Zetten-Andelst. A freight line called the Betuweroute, operational since 2007, crosses the area.

Politics

The gemeenteraad (local council) of Overbetuwe consists of 29 seats. Below is the composition of the council since 2000:

class="wikitable"

!colspan="16"|Gemeenteraadszetels

Party20002006201020142018[https://www.gelderlander.nl/betuwe/cda-overbetuwe-komt-opnieuw-goed-uit-de-strijd~aca397bc/ De Gelderlander, voorlopige verkiezingsuitslag 2018]2022{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Overbetuwe municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731295 |access-date=8 January 2023|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}
CDA7771397
PvdA364121
D66435543
VVD335233
Gemeentebelangen|
|55448
GroenLinks222243
ChristenUnie111111
Over-Betuwe Lokaal*3|
Dorpslijst Elst*2|
Burgerbelangen Overbetuwe|
|123
Total272729292929

Gallery

File:Elst, de Grote Kerk RM14948 IMG 3983 2018-06-06 08.56.jpg|Elst, church

File:Zetten, de Dorpskerk RM36731 IMG 8462 2021-03-24 09.29.jpg|Zetten, Village Church

File:Andelst, de Hervormde Dorpskerk RM36730 IMG 8471 2021-03-24 09.57.jpg|Andelst, reformed church

File:2007-03-08 16.41 Driel, zicht op de Rijn foto1.JPG|Driel, river Rhine

File:Elst, viaduct over de spoorlijn bij de weg naar Arnhem IMG 8742 2021-04-01 20.04.jpg|Near Elst, river Linge

File:Tussen Slijk-Ewijk en Andelst, de Waal vanaf de Waaldijk aan het eind van hoog water IMG 9905 2021-07-22 19.47.jpg|Near Slijk-Ewijk, the Waal during flood (summer 2021)

File:Heteren, boerderij aan de Muskushouwstraat IMG 8456 2021-03-24 09.00.jpg|Heteren, farmhouse along the Linge

Notable people

File:H.P.G. Quack.jpg

References

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