Gelderland 57160 219956695 2008-06-17T16:59:25Z AndersBot 6986250 robot Adding: [[nds:Gelderlaand]] {{for|the historical duchy also called Gelderland|Guelders}} {{Infobox Dutch Province |ename = Province of Gelderland |dname = Provincie Gelderland |common_name = Gelderland |image_flag = Gelderland-Flag.svg |image_coat = Gelderland coat.gif |location_image = {{Clicksensitive map of provinces of the Netherlands|province=Gelderland}} |capital = [[Arnhem]] |largest_city = [[Nijmegen]] |commissioner = [[Clemens Cornielje]] |religion_year = 1999 |religion = [[Protestant]] 31%<br />[[Catholic]] 29% |area_land = 4,975 |area_water = 161 |area_rank = 1st |population_year = 2006 |population = 1,975,704 |population_rank = 4th |density = 397 |density_rank = 6th |anthem = [[Ons Gelderland]] |ISO = GE |website = www.gelderland.nl }} '''Gelderland''' ({{pronunciation|065 Gelderland.ogg}}, English also ''Guelders'') is a [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of the [[Netherlands]], located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is [[Arnhem]]. The two other major cities, [[Nijmegen]] and [[Apeldoorn]] have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are [[Ede]], [[Zutphen]], [[Doetinchem]], [[Harderwijk]], [[Wijchen]] and [[Tiel]]. == History == The current province of Gelderland covers about the area of three of the quarters of the historical Duchy of [[Guelders]]. Guelders was a county in the late 11th century and then a [[duchy]] in the [[Holy Roman Empire]], including also parts of the province of present-day [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] and the German District of [[Kleve (district)|Kleve]] (Cleves) with the city of [[Geldern]], the city that was the original seat of the dukes. It became part of the Habsburg Netherlands in 1543, one of the [[Seventeen Provinces]], though not one of the richer or more densely-populated. ==Geography== Gelderland can be devided in three parts: the [[Veluwe]] in the north, the [[Betuwe]] in the southwest and the [[Achterhoek]] or Graafschap (which literally means: County or Earldom) in the east. == Municipalities == Currently (2006), the [[Municipalities in the Netherlands|municipalities]] in Gelderland are as follows: {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" | valign="top" | * [[Aalten]] * [[Apeldoorn]] * [[Arnhem]] * [[Barneveld]] * [[Berkelland]] * [[Beuningen]] * [[Bronckhorst]] * [[Brummen]] * [[Buren]] * [[Culemborg]] * [[Doesburg]] * [[Doetinchem]] * [[Druten]] * [[Duiven]] * [[Ede]] * [[Elburg]] * [[Epe]] * [[Ermelo]] * [[Geldermalsen]] * [[Gendt]] * [[Groenlo]] * [[Groesbeek]] * [[Harderwijk]] * [[Hattem]] * [[Heerde]] * [[Heumen]] * [[Lingewaal]] * [[Lingewaard]] * [[Lochem]] * [[Maasdriel]] * [[Millingen aan de Rijn]] * [[Montferland]] * [[Neder-Betuwe]] * [[Neerijnen]] * [[Nijkerk]] * [[Nijmegen]] * [[Nunspeet]] * [[Oldebroek]] * [[Oude IJsselstreek]] * [[Overbetuwe]] * [[Putten]] * [[Renkum]] * [[Rheden]] * [[Rijnwaarden]] * [[Rozendaal]] * [[Scherpenzeel]] * [[Tiel]] * [[Ubbergen]] * [[Voorst]] * [[Wageningen]] * [[West Maas en Waal]] * [[Westervoort]] * [[Wijchen]] * [[Winterswijk]] * [[Zaltbommel]] * [[Zevenaar]] * [[Zutphen]] |}{{Provinces of the Netherlands imagemap|thumb|right}} See also [[Betuwe]], [[Linge]]. === Municipalities abolished on 1 Jan 2005 === The following municipalities were abolished on [[1 January]] [[2005]]; see further [http://home.wxs.nl/~pagklein/gemhis.html#nu](in Dutch) for more detailed information on these changes. These municipalities were merged with neighbouring ones: *[[Angerlo]] was merged into [[Zevenaar]] *[[Dinxperlo]] was merged into [[Aalten]] *[[Gorssel]] was merged into [[Lochem]] *[[Lichtenvoorde]] was merged into [[Groenlo]] (later: Oost Gelre, see below) *[[Warnsveld]] was merged into [[Zutphen]] *[[Wehl]] was merged into [[Doetinchem]] These municipalities were merged and given a new name: *[[Borculo]], [[Eibergen]], [[Neede]], and [[Ruurlo]] became [[Berkelland]] *[[Hengelo, Gelderland|Hengelo]], [[Hummelo en Keppel]], [[Steenderen]], [[Vorden]], and [[Zelhem]] became [[Bronckhorst]] *[[Bergh]] and [[Didam]] became [[Montferland]] *[[Gendringen]] and [[Wisch (Gelderland)|Wisch]] became [[Oude IJsselstreek]] *[[Lichtenvoorde]], [[Groenlo]], [[Lievelde]], [[Zieuwent]] and smaller neighbouring villages became [[Oost Gelre]] ==External links== *[http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gemprovin.htm#G Map of Province] *[http://geodata.prv.gelderland.nl/scripts/esrimap.dll?Name=Zakgeld2&Scherm=Start&Frames=Yes&Cmd=Show Detailed Map of Gelderland] *[http://geodata.prv.gelderland.nl/geostart.asp?appl=3 Second Detailed Map of Gelderland] {{Provinces of the Netherlands}} [[Category:Provinces of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Gelderland| ]] [[Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union]] [[af:Gelderland]] [[ar:خيلدرلند]] [[be:Гелдэрланд]] [[ca:Gelderland]] [[cs:Gelderland]] [[cy:Gelderland]] [[da:Gelderland]] [[de:Gelderland]] [[et:Gelderlandi provints]] [[es:Güeldres]] [[eo:Gelderland]] [[eu:Gelderland]] [[fr:Gueldre (province)]] [[fy:Gelderlân]] [[ga:Gelderland]] [[ko:힐데를란트 주]] [[id:Gelderland]] [[it:Gheldria]] [[la:Geldria]] [[lb:Provënz Gelderland]] [[lt:Gelderlandas]] [[li:Gelderland]] [[nl:Gelderland]] [[nds-nl:Gelderlaand]] [[ja:ヘルダーラント州]] [[no:Gelderland]] [[nn:Gelderland]] [[oc:Guèldres (província)]] [[nds:Gelderlaand]] [[pl:Geldria]] [[pt:Güéldria]] [[ksh:Gelderland (Provinz)]] [[ro:Gelderland]] [[ru:Гелдерланд]] [[sco:Gelderland]] [[simple:Guelders]] [[sk:Gelderland]] [[sr:Хелдерланд]] [[fi:Gelderland]] [[sv:Gelderland]] [[tg:Вилояти Гелдерланд]] [[vo:Gelderland]] [[zea:Gelderland]] [[zh:海尔德兰省]]