Elst (Gelderland)

Elst is a district of the Dutch municipality Overbetuwe in the province of Gelderland and has about 20,000 inhabitants. Until the end of 2000 Elst was a separate municipality, which has teamed up on 1 January 2001 with the surrounding communities and Valburg Heteren.

Traffic

Elst is situated between Arnhem and Nijmegen, which are connected by the A 325. Furthermore, the A 15 and A 50 to achieve a direct connection with the A 325. A train station is available and offers during rush hour every 15 minutes to connect to Arnhem and Nijmegen.

Industry

Near the train station, the Dutch branch of the HJ Heinz Company is located, the largest production facility outside of America. Here, the TV documentary series How it 's made ​​to be produced over 90 percent of the ketchup production of this company in Europe, according to data.

Sports in Elst

In Elst, there are a number of sports clubs:

  • Elistha ( football)
  • EZ & PC (swimming and water polo )
  • Gaviiformes ( diving)
  • Gemini ( volleyball)
  • HCOB (Hockey)
  • Spero ( football)
  • Unlimited ( basketball)

Attractions

The reformed late Gothic Great or St. Martin's Church was built in the 15th century.

Personalities

  • Frits Kuipers (1899 - 1943), footballer
  • Vader Abraham ( born 1935 ), singer
  • Paul Kuypers (1939 - 1971), agronomist
  • Jeffrey Leiwakabessy ( born 1981 ), footballer
  • A- lusion (* 1983), hardstyle DJ & Producer
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