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Westervoort
Sign in to saveWestervoort () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The town has two rivers inside its borders, the Rhine and the IJssel. It is a commuter town closely linked to Arnhem, the capital of Gelderland, which is situated on the west bank of the IJssel river, the east bank being occupied by Westervoort. It is the smallest Dutch municipality by area.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Westervoort
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Westervoort, straatzicht foto1 2010-04-12 10.13.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Street through Westervoort
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Westervoort.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Westervoort.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 0293 (2009).svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Highlighted position of Westervoort in a municipal map of Gelderland
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- Location in Gelderland
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- Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gelderland
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal council
- Settlement.leader_party
- VVD
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 15014
- Area
- 7.84
- Elevation
- 11
- Official website
- www.westervoort.nl
- Image
- Westervoort, straatzicht foto1 2010-04-12 10.13.JPG
- Households
- 6299
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- postal code
- 6930–6932
- Commons category
- Westervoort
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +31-26-317-99-11
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Westervoort () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The town has two rivers inside its borders, the Rhine and the IJssel. It is a commuter town closely linked to Arnhem, the capital of Gelderland, which is situated on the west bank of the IJssel river, the east bank being occupied by Westervoort. It is the smallest Dutch municipality by area.
==Transport == On 11 December 2011, a new railway station was opened in Westervoort. This meant that for the first time in 75 years the inhabitants of Westervoort could make use of railway transportation again. Next to the recently opened station, public buses run through Westervoort. These buses establish a direct connection to Arnhem and the surrounding towns of Duiven and Zevenaar. The A12 motorway runs north of Westervoort and has an exit serving both Westervoort and the western parts of Duiven. In the south of Westervoort a small ferry boat connects Westervoort to the town of Huissen by crossing the Rhine.
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