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Geldermalsen
Geldermalsen
Former municipality, town
	Geldermalsen railway station
	Flag Coat of arms
	Geldermalsen Location in the province of Gelderland Geldermalsen Location in the Netherlands
	Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°17′E / 51.883°N 5.283°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	West Betuwe
Merged	2019
Area
• Total	11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	10,860
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4191
Area code	0345
Website	www.geldermalsen.nl

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Geldermalsen, June 2015

Geldermalsen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣɛldərˈmɑlsə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

Town of Geldermalsen

The town centre of Geldermalsen contains a two-aisled Gothic church dating from the 15th century, with a Romanesque tower dating from the 13th century. The town contains two windmills: De Watermolen, which was built in 1772, and De Bouwing, which was built in 1848. Located in the east side there is a graveyard.

Public high-school 'The Lingeborgh' is located in the west.

Former municipality of Geldermalsen

The municipality of Geldermalsen was formed on 1 January 1978, when the former municipalities of Beesd, Buurmalsen, Deil and Geldermalsen were combined. The municipality had an area of 101.73 km² (39.28 sq mi) and was one of the largest municipalities in the Betuwe. The municipality had a population of data missing in 2021. On 1 January 2019 it merged with Neerijnen and Lingewaal to form the new municipality West Betuwe.

The river Linge flows through the municipality and town of Geldermalsen.

Population centres

Demographics

Ethnic composition of Geldermalsen in 2010:

Dutch: 91.7%
Black: 0.9%
European: 4.5%
Arabs: 1.4%
Other non-Western: 1.4%:^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 4191KH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ "Niet-westerse allochtonen per gemeente 2010-2040 - Nationale Atlas Volksgezondheid". Zorgatlas.nl. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

External links

Media related to Geldermalsen at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[stat-1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 4191KH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

[3] "Niet-westerse allochtonen per gemeente 2010-2040 - Nationale Atlas Volksgezondheid". Zorgatlas.nl. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

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