Haalderen

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Haalderen
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(church of Haalderen)
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Haalderen
Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands
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Haalderen
Haalderen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°53′12″N5°55′48″E / 51.88667°N 5.93000°E / 51.88667; 5.93000
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Lingewaard [1]
Area
  Total
2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,061 [2]
Demonym Haaldernaar

Haalderen is a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The village is located in the Betuwe region, and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard. [1] [2] Haalderen is situated along the rivers Waal and Linge. It has a population of 2,061 (1 January 2020). [2]

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Physical geography

The territory of Haalderen is mainly located on river deposits. In the southwest of Haalderen there are river forelands of the Waal. Due to several levee breaches in the past, tree kolk lakes (named Kleine Kolk [3] Grote Kolk and Groene Kolk) are still clearly visible in the current landscape of Haalderen. There is also a kolk lake in the border area of Haalderen and Bemmel (named Ronduit). Typical herbs that grow along the kolks of Haalderen are Inula britannica and Limosella aquatica .

Education

The village has one primary school: IKC De Wieling. The school has about 250 pupils.

Local sights

Local places of interest in Haalderen include:

References

  1. 1 2 "Gelderland, Netherlands". City Population. 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Feiten en cijfers". Municipality of Lingewaard (in Dutch). 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. "Kleine Kolk in Haalderen" (PDF). Landschapsbeheer Gelderland (in Dutch). 30 November 2006.
  4. 1 2 "Opening Haalders Bos". Hét Gemeentenieuws (in Dutch). 3 September 2019.