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For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see GueldersGelderland (, English also
Guelders) is a
province of the
Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is
Arnhem. The two other major cities,
Nijmegen and
Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are
Ede,
Zutphen,
Doetinchem,
Harderwijk and
Tiel.
The current province of Gelderland covers about the area of three of the quarters of the duchy
Guelders. Guelders was a county in the late 11th century and then a
duchy in the
Holy Roman Empire, including also parts of the province of
Limburg and of the German District of
Cleves with the city of
Geldern, the city that was the original seat of the dukes. It became part of the Habsburg Netherlands in 1543, one of the
Seventeen Provinces, though not one of the richer or more densely-populated.
Currently (2006), the
municipalities in Gelderland are as follows:
See also
Betuwe,
Linge.
Municipalities abolished on 1 Jan 2005
The following municipalities were abolished on
1 January 2005; see further [
1](in Dutch) for more detailed information on these changes.
These municipalities were merged with neighbouring ones:
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Angerlo was merged into
Zevenaar*
Dinxperlo was merged into
Aalten*
Gorssel was merged into
Lochem*
Lichtenvoorde was merged into
Groenlo*
Warnsveld was merged into
Zutphen*
Wehl was merged into
DoetinchemThese municipalities were merged and given a new name:
*
Borculo,
Eibergen,
Neede, and
Ruurlo became
Berkelland*
Hengelo,
Hummelo en Keppel,
Steenderen,
Vorden, and
Zelhem became
Bronckhorst*
Bergh and
Didam became
Montferland*
Gendringen and
Wisch became
Oude IJsselstreek*
interactive province map showing subdivision in municipalities, link for each municipality to basic data page*
ditto, more up-to-date, but the map is not interactive*
Detailed map - the map shows streets and buildings; it does not show street names, but one can search for a street name, and the street will then be marked; one can also get a list of all streets in a town.
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