Nijmegen
Nijmegen (Dutch: [ˈnɛiˌmeːɣə(n)] ⓘ; Nijmeegs: Nimwèège [ˈnɪmβ̞ɛːçə]) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and the first to be recognized as such in Roman times. In 2005, it celebrated 2,000 years of existence.
Nijmegen
Nimwèège | |
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City and municipality | |
Nijmegen city view from the north-west | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Gelderland | |
Nijmegen Location within the Netherlands Nijmegen Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′51″N 05°51′45″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Founded | 98, as Novio Magus |
| Founded by | Trajan |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Hubert Bruls (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 57.63 km2 (22.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 53.09 km2 (20.50 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (Municipality, January 2021; Urban and Metro, May 2014) | |
| • Municipality | 177,359 |
| • Density | 3,341/km2 (8,650/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 168,840 |
| • Metro | 287,517 |
| Demonym | Nijmegenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6500–6547, 6679, 6683 |
| Area code | 024, 0481 |
| Website | www |
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Nijmegen became a free imperial city in 1230 and in 1402 a Hanseatic city. Since 1923 it has been a university city with the opening of a Catholic institution now known as the Radboud University Nijmegen. The city is well known for the annual International Four Days Marches Nijmegen event.
Its population in 2023 was 182,465.
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