Dodewaard
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| The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Dodewaard in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe. The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Dodewaard in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe. |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Gelderland | ||
| Municipality | Neder-Betuwe | ||
| Population | ca. 4,500 | ||
Dodewaard (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 7 km south of Wageningen.
Dodewaard was a separate municipality until 2002, when it became a part of Kesteren. Before 1818, the municipality was called "Hien en Dodewaard".[1]
In 2001, the town of Dodewaard had 3090 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.1 km², and contained 1166 residences.[2] The statistical area "Dodewaard", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4330.[3] It also houses the now defunct Dodewaard Nuclear Power Plant.
References
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Dodewaard". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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