Overbetuwe (Dutch pronunciation:[ˌoːvərˈbeːtyu.ə]ⓘ) 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 town hall is located in Elst, the largest town in the municipality. Since 2021 it has been part of the Arnhem-Nijmegen Green Metropolitan Region (Dutch: Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen, which aids planning and development in the region's eighteen municipalities.[6]
Towns
Transportation
Because of its central location between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem, many inhabitants of Overbetuwe commute to these cities. Three major highways are situated in the municipality; the A50, A15 and A325. Overbetuwe has two railway stations: Elst and Zetten-Andelst. A freight line called the Betuweroute, operational since 2007, crosses the area.
Politics
The gemeenteraad (local council) of Overbetuwe consists of 29 seats. Below is the composition of the council since 2000:
Gallery
Elst, church
Zetten, Village Church
Andelst, reformed church
Driel, river Rhine
Near Elst, river Linge
Near Slijk-Ewijk, the Waal during flood (summer 2021)
Heteren, farmhouse along the Linge
Notable people
Johan Derksen (born 1949 in Heteren) sports journalist and former football player
Pierre Kartner (1935 in Elst – 2022) musician, singer-songwriter and record producer [9]
^"Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^"Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Overbetuwe. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^"Postcodetool for 6661EH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^"Website Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2023.