Beuningen

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Beuningen
Municipality
Beuningen town hall
Beuningen town hall
Flag of Gemeente Beuningen.svg
Flag of Gemeente Beuningen (symbol variant).svg
Flag
Coat of arms of Beuningen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Beuningen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°E / 51.867; 5.783Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°E / 51.867; 5.783
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorDaphne Bergman (acting) (D66)
Area
[2]
 • Total47.09 km2 (18.18 sq mi)
 • Land43.65 km2 (16.85 sq mi)
 • Water3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total25,882
 • Density593/km2 (1,540/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Beuninger
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6550–6551, 6640–6645
Area code024, 0487
Websitewww.beuningen.nl

Beuningen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbøːnɪŋə(n)] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) to the north lies the river Waal

Beuningen lies adjacent to the A73 (Nijmegen-Venlo, on the south side) and A50 (Zwolle-Eindhoven, in the west) motorway interchange. East of Beuningen lies the city Nijmegen. Beuningen had a population of 25,882 in 2019. There is a restored windmill in the town, De Haag.

Population centres[edit]

History[edit]

The area in and around Beuningen was inhabited by the Romans. There are regularly excavations done in which Roman rests are found. In the 15th century there stood a small castle: Blanckenburgh. It was probably destroyed during the Eighty Years' War by Maurice of Orange. Until about 1900 Beuningen was a poor farmers village, often struck by floods. Nevertheless, there were a few rich families, mostly farmers with a lot of land, who paid the highest tax in the area. On January 1st 1818 the municipality annexed town Weurt in the East and July 1st 1980 the town Ewijk on the West.

Nowadays Beuningen has grown to a suburb of Nijmegen, with a lot of new neighbourhoods.

Topography[edit]

Gem-Beuningen-OpenTopo.jpg

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Beuningen, June 2015.

Monuments[edit]

There are several monuments in Beuningen. Here are a few (in chronological order):

  • Blanckenburgh tower, 15th century
  • De Haag Mill, 1704
  • Kloosterstraat farm, 1774
  • Olden Tempel, 1838
  • Large Waardhuizenstraat T-farm, 1850 - 1900
  • Mausoleum of Van 't Lindenhout, 1861
  • Cornelius church, 1900-1901
  • Vinkendael, 1900
  • Coach house, ca. 1913
  • Holy Heart statue, 1920
  • Stone factory the Bunswaard, 1920

See also[edit]

Notable people[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Beuningen, church: de Corneliuskerk

  • Beuningse Uiterwaarden during high water in the Waal

  • Sculptuur made by Ronald Tolman in Beuningen

  • Artwork 'De Cirkel' by Anneke van Bergen on roundabout in Beuningen

  • Ewijk, tower: the Oude Toren

  • Ewijk, Beuningen, scheepvaart op de Waal

  • Weurt, energy coal-fired power station Engie

  • Weurt, Beuningen

  • Winssen, medieval churchtower

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Carol van Eert" (in Dutch). Gemeente Beuningen. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6641AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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