Neerijnen

Neerijnen ( listen? / I ) is a municipality of the province of Gelderland. It has a total area of ​​72.96 km ² and counted on 1 January 2013, according to the CBS 12,021 inhabitants.

Places

The community consists of ten small villages ( between brackets the possible inhabitants (2006) ):

  • Ophemert (1600)
  • Varik (1000)
  • Heesselt (400)
  • Est (600)
  • Opijnen (1100)
  • Neerijnen ( 500; castle in this village is the Parish Council)
  • Waardenburg (2300)
  • Tuil (700)
  • Haaften (3100)
  • Hellouw (900)

Location and economic

Neerijnen lies on the north bank of the river Waal, 20 km at Utrecht. In Geldermalsen is the nearest railway station. The church is from the A2 motorway (Utrecht - Maastricht ) crosses; in Waardenburg there is an exit. The northern boundary of the municipality is the motorway A15 Rotterdam - Arnhem; At the motorway junction Deil cross these highways. Several villages are quite picturesquely situated on the Waaldeich or around an old castle.

Main sources of these typical for the landscape Betuwe municipality are agriculture, horticulture in greenhouses and orchards (apples, pears, cherries ). There are some small businesses. Tourism has so far hardly been discovered Neerijnen.

History

The area, with its fertile soil has been inhabited since the Middle Ages. Ophemert with its castle founded in the 12th century; Varik since the 15th century; Heesselt 850 was first attested in a file Tuil 963 A certain knight Rudolf de Cock was in 1265 when he won the Waardenburg Castle acquired by Count Otto II of funds, the most powerful men of the area. In Haaften stood from 1325 to 1672, when it destroyed the French, the mighty castle Goudenstein. The villages were often of catastrophic floods (eg 1697, 1709, and 1711) taken. Haaften to twice suffered a major fire ( 1649 and 1866 ).

Attractions

  • In April, worth a bike ride through the church, when the fruit trees are in full bloom.
  • Between the castles of Neerijnen and Waardenburg is a small forest where you can take a nice walk.
  • Also a short drive or bike tour over the Waaldeich offers beautiful panoramas.
  • The rather dilapidated castle until 2009 Waardenburg has been restored. The middle part is a museum. The side wings serve as an office or living room.
  • In Haaften is a beautiful wind mill and a picturesque castle ruins.
  • In Ophemert also stands a castle, which was described in the 12th century in acts; However, it can not be visited because it is as a party center and luxury hotel in use.
  • Ornithologists love to visit the two ducks cages of the community and the polders in the area ( accessible only to scientists; motorway intersection Deil )
  • Cultural events are held in the " Stroomhuis " in Neerijnen. This is a 1950 built, former office building of the power stations.
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