Betuwe

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Betuwe [be ː tywə ] means a tract of land the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is in the north of the current flowing in an east-west direction arm of the Rhine, the Lower Rhine ( Lower Rhine ), bounded on the lower reaches of the Lek and the south of the Meuse. Parallel to it runs through the Waal the Betuwe, which have some of the most fertile soils in Europe. So here is much more fruit and vegetables to be found. Another source of income is the cycling and walking holidays. The name " Betuwe " derives from the Batavians.

It is believed that the name of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven is derived from this landscape.

Cities

• Nijmegen
• Gendt, now the town Lingewaard
• Maasbommel
• Tiel
• Zaltbommel

Created in 2001 by the merger communities Overbetuwe has taken the name of the land. The city of Arnhem is assigned to the Veluwe and / or the Betuwe.

Traffic

The Betuweroute, a plane passing through the Betuwe railway line for freight traffic from the port of Rotterdam to the German- Dutch border in Emmerich am Rhein, is named after the area. The adjacent railway line of Emmerich to Oberhausen is referred to in both the German public administration ( federal and state Department of Transportation, county government, local authorities) as well as in the press and media as Betuwe line.

History

The Betuwe was a Gaugrafschaft in the Middle Ages. Counts in the Betuwe were, inter alia:

• Nevelung, † before 953; ∞ NN, daughter of Reginar II, Count of Hainaut ( Reginare )
• Godizo, † 1015 Graf in the Betuwe ( Ezzonen )
• Eberhard, in 1020, his nephew, in the Betuwe and Teisterbant
• Dietrich I. Flamens, † assassinated in 1082, Graf in the Betuwe and Maasgau, progenitor of the counts of money