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Nijmegen

Also known as Nimeguen, Gemeente Nijmegen, Municipality of Nijmegen

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Nijmegen is a historic city in the Netherlands with roots dating back to Roman times, featuring notable landmarks like its medieval market square, 17th-century weighhouse, and modern cultural venues such as the Opera Concertgebouw de Vereeniging. The city is known for its well-preserved architecture and public spaces, including parks and waterfront terraces that reflect its evolution from an ancient settlement to a contemporary Dutch city.

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Settlement.name: Nijmegen
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.native_name: Nimwéêge (Nijmeegs)
Settlement.image_skyline: Skyline Nijmegen. Gelderland. Netherlands.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Nijmegen city view from the northwest
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Nijmegen.svg
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Settlement.image_seal: Nijmegen 2017.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Nijmegen.svg
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Settlement.nickname: (Havana on the Waal)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Government
Founded: 1230
Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Also known as: Gemeente Nijmegen
Status: Active

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Official website

Gemeente Nijmegen

Welkom op de website van de gemeente Nijmegen. Vind hier alle informatie die u als bewoner, ondernemer of bezoeker van Nijmegen wilt weten.

nijmegen.nl →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of the Netherlands
Official name: Nijmegen
Demonym: nimegano
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Gelderland
Official language: Dutch
Population: 177359
Area: 57.78
Elevation: 29
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: Maas–Waal Canal
Head of government: Hubert Bruls
Shares border with: Heumen
Founded by: Trajan
Official website: www.nijmegen.nl
Image: 2009-05-01 in Nijmegen 01.jpg
Households: 87162
Dialing code: 024

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P8168: Procellariiformes
topic's main category: Category:Nijmegen
postal code: 6663
twinned administrative body: Suzhou
Commons category: Nijmegen
Commons gallery: Nijmegen
category for people born here: Category:Births in Nijmegen
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Nijmegen
category of associated people: Category:People from Nijmegen
IPv4 routing prefix: 145.11.0.0/16
water as percent of area: 6.91
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Nijmegen
time of earliest written record: 0001-00-00
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +31-24-329-90-00
contact page URL: www.nijmegen.nl/over-de-gemeente/contact
P12749: Theophylact I
inception: 1230-01-01
number of viewers/listeners: 310543

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Encyclopedic overview

31 sections

Contents

Population centres
Proximity of border with Germany
History
Antiquity
Middle Ages
Early modern period
World War II
Post-war period
Geography
Climate
Historical remains
Demographics
Politics
Twin and sister cities
Culture
Events
Four Days Marches
People
Natives
Other residents
Religion
Sport
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
More room for the river Waal
Transport
Education
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and the first to be recognized as such in Roman times. In 2005, it celebrated 2,000 years of existence.

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