Overbetuwe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌoːvərˈbeːtyʋə] (listen)) is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and in the south by the river Waal. The city hall is located in Elst, the largest town in the municipality. Together with eighteen other municipalities it forms the 'Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen' (English: 'Arnhem-Nijmegen conurbation'), or simply 'KAN', which is a regional collaboration.
Overbetuwe | |
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Municipality | |
Overbetuwe town hall | |
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![]() Location in Gelderland | |
Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°51′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Established | 1 January 2001[1] |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Patricia Hoytink-Roubos |
Area | |
• Total | 115.08 km2 (44.43 sq mi) |
• Land | 109.19 km2 (42.16 sq mi) |
• Water | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (January 2019)[5] | |
• Total | 47,543 |
• Density | 435/km2 (1,130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6660–6662, 6665–6668, 6670–6678 |
Area code | 026, 0481, 0488 |
Website | www |
Town | Inhabitants (2015) |
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Andelst | 1650 |
Driel | 4205 |
Elst | 21554 |
Hemmen | 184 |
Herveld | 3015 |
Heteren | 5109 |
Homoet | 76 |
Loenen | 47 |
Oosterhout (partly) | 2337 |
Randwijk | 1435 |
Slijk-Ewijk | 479 |
Valburg | 1780 |
Zetten | 5002 |
Because of its central location between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem, many inhabitants of Overbetuwe commute between these cities. Three major highways are situated in the municipality; the A50, A15 and A325. Overbetuwe has two railway stations: Elst and Zetten-Andelst. Besides these two existing railway lines, a controversial freight line called the Betuweroute has been operational from 2007.
The gemeenteraad (city council) of Overbetuwe consists of 29 seats. Below is the composition of the city council since 2000:
Gemeenteraadszetels | |||||||||||||||
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Party | 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018[6] | ||||||||||
CDA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||
PvdA | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
D66 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
VVD | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
Gemeentebelangen | - | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
GroenLinks | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
ChristenUnie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Over-Betuwe Lokaal* | 3 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Dorpslijst Elst* | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Burger Belangen Overbetuwe | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
SGP | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Total | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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