Overbetuwe

Overbetuwe
Municipality
Overbetuwe town hall
Overbetuwe town hall
Flag of Overbetuwe
Flag
Coat of arms of Overbetuwe
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Overbetuwe in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°51′E / 51.917°N 5.850°E / 51.917; 5.850
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Established1 January 2001
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorPatricia Hoytink-Roubos
Area
 • Total
115.08 km2 (44.43 sq mi)
 • Land109.19 km2 (42.16 sq mi)
 • Water5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total
48,214
 • Density442/km2 (1,140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6660–6662, 6665–6668, 6670–6678
Area code026, 0481, 0488
Websitewww.overbetuwe.nl
Map of municipality of Overbetuwe, June 2015

Overbetuwe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌoːvərˈbeːtyu.ə] ⓘ) 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 (Dutch: Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen, which aids planning and development in the region's eighteen municipalities.

Towns

Town Inhabitants (2015)
Andelst1,650
Driel4,205
Elst21,554
Hemmen184
Herveld3,015
Heteren5,109
Homoet76
Loenen47
Oosterhout (partly)2,337
Randwijk1,435
Slijk-Ewijk479
Valburg1,780
Zetten5,002

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 2006:

Gemeenteraadszetels
Party200620102014201820222026
Gemeentebelangen Overbetuwe5544810
CDA7713976
GroenLinks / PvdA-----4
PvdA64121*
D66355434
VVD352333
GroenLinks22243*
Lijst BOB-----1
SGP-----1
ChristenUnie11111-
Burgerbelangen Overbetuwe--123-
Total272929292929

* 2026: Combined list for GroenLinks and PvdA.

Notable people

H.P.G. Quack, 1899

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Overbetuwe. Retrieved 15 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6661EH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Website Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ↑ De Gelderlander, voorlopige verkiezingsuitslag 2018
  8. ↑ "Overbetuwe municipal election 2022". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Overbetuwe municipal election 2026". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  10. ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 10 March 2020