Historically, the province dates from states of the Holy Roman Empire and takes its name from the nearby German city of Geldern. According to the Wichard saga, the Lords of Pont named the city, who fought and killed a dragon in 878 AD. They named the town they founded after the death rattle of the dragon: "Gelre!"[7]
The County of Guelders arose out of the FrankishpagusHamaland in the 11th century around castles near Roermond and Geldern. The counts of Gelre acquired the Betuwe and Veluwe regions and, through marriage, the County of Zutphen. Thus the counts of Guelders laid the foundation for a territorial power that, through control of the Rhine, Waal, Meuse and IJssel rivers, was to play an important role in the later Middle Ages. The geographical position of their territory dictated the external policy of the counts during the following centuries; they were committed to the interests of the Holy Roman Empire and to expansion south and west.
Further enlarged by the acquisition of the imperial city of Nijmegen in the 13th century, the countship was raised to a duchy in 1339 by the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV. After 1379, the duchy was ruled from Jülich and by the counts of Egmond and Cleves. The duchy resisted Burgundian domination, but William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was forced to cede it to Charles V in 1543, after which it formed part of the Burgundian-Habsburg hereditary lands.[8]
Gelderland can roughly be divided into four geographical regions: the Veluwe in the north, the Rivierenland including the Betuwe in the southwest, the Achterhoek (literally meaning the "back corner") or Graafschap (which originally means earldom or county) in the east and the city-region of Arnhem and Nijmegen in the centre-south.
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €78.3 billion in 2018, accounting for 10.1% of the Netherlands' economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €33,000 or 110% of the EU27 average in the same year.[9]
In the 2001 movie A Knight's Tale, the protagonist, William Thatcher (played by Heath Ledger) pretends to be a knight known as "Ulrich von Lichtenstein from Gelderland".
^ ab"Gelderland". Britannica.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^"Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
^Helft Nederlanders is kerkelijk of religieus, CBS, 22 December 2016
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This article is about the Dutch province For other uses see Gelderland disambiguation Gelderland Dutch pronunciation ˈɣɛlderlɑnt listen also known as Guelders ˈ ɡ ɛ l d er z 4 in English is a province of the Netherlands occupying the centre east of the country With a total area of 5 136 km2 1 983 sq mi of which 173 km2 67 sq mi is water it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area and second by total area 5 Gelderland shares borders with six other provinces Flevoland Limburg North Brabant Overijssel South Holland and Utrecht and the German state of North Rhine Westphalia GelderlandProvince of the NetherlandsFlagCoat of armsAnthem Ons Gelderland Our Gelderland Location of Gelderland in the NetherlandsCoordinates 52 04 N 5 57 E 52 06 N 5 95 E 52 06 5 95 Coordinates 52 04 N 5 57 E 52 06 N 5 95 E 52 06 5 95CountryNetherlandsCapitalArnhemLargest cityNijmegenGovernment King s CommissionerJohn Berends CDA CouncilStates of GelderlandArea 2017 1 Total5 136 km2 1 983 sq mi Land4 964 km2 1 917 sq mi Water173 km2 67 sq mi Rank2ndPopulation 1 November 2019 2 Total2 084 478 Rank4th Density420 km2 1 100 sq mi Rank6thISO 3166 codeNL GEReligion 1999 31 Protestant 29 CatholicHDI 2019 0 933 3 very high 5th of 12Websitewww gelderland nlThe capital is Arnhem pop 159 265 6 however Nijmegen pop 176 731 and Apeldoorn pop 162 445 are both larger municipalities Other major regional centres in Gelderland are Ede Doetinchem Zutphen Harderwijk Tiel Wageningen Zevenaar and Winterswijk Gelderland had a population of 2 084 478 as of November 2019 2 It contains the Netherlands s largest forest region the Veluwe the Rhine and other major rivers and a significant amount of orchards in the south Betuwe Contents 1 History 1 1 Culture 2 Geography 2 1 Municipalities 2 2 Abolished municipalities 3 Economy 4 Religion 5 Cultural references 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditHistorically the province dates from states of the Holy Roman Empire and takes its name from the nearby German city of Geldern According to the Wichard saga the Lords of Pont named the city who fought and killed a dragon in 878 AD They named the town they founded after the death rattle of the dragon Gelre 7 The County of Guelders arose out of the Frankish pagus Hamaland in the 11th century around castles near Roermond and Geldern The counts of Gelre acquired the Betuwe and Veluwe regions and through marriage the County of Zutphen Thus the counts of Guelders laid the foundation for a territorial power that through control of the Rhine Waal Meuse and IJssel rivers was to play an important role in the later Middle Ages The geographical position of their territory dictated the external policy of the counts during the following centuries they were committed to the interests of the Holy Roman Empire and to expansion south and west Further enlarged by the acquisition of the imperial city of Nijmegen in the 13th century the countship was raised to a duchy in 1339 by the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV After 1379 the duchy was ruled from Julich and by the counts of Egmond and Cleves The duchy resisted Burgundian domination but William Duke of Julich Cleves Berg was forced to cede it to Charles V in 1543 after which it formed part of the Burgundian Habsburg hereditary lands 8 The duchy revolted with the rest of the Netherlands against Philip II of Spain and joined the Union of Utrecht 1579 After the deposition of Philip II its sovereignty was vested in the States of Gelderland and the princes of Orange were stadtholders In 1672 the province was temporarily occupied by Louis XIV and in 1713 the southeastern part including the ducal capital of Geldern fell to Prussia Part of the Batavian Republic 1795 1806 of Louis Bonaparte s Kingdom of Holland 1806 10 and of the French Empire 1810 13 Gelderland became a province of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815 8 During the Second World War it saw heavy fighting between Allied Paratroopers British XXX Corps and the German II SS Panzer Corps at the Battle of Arnhem Culture Edit In Gelderland there are many museums like the Netherlands Open Air Museum and Museum Arnhem in Arnhem Valkhof Museum in Nijmegen the Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn and in Otterlo the Kroller Muller Museum There are several large theatres in Gelderland such as the Stadsschouwburg in Nijmegen Stadstheater in Arnhem and Orpheus theater in Apeldoorn Some cities are also equipped with large concert halls like MUSIS formerly Musis sacrum in Arnhem and Concertgebouw de Vereeniging in Nijmegen The known by a larger public pop music venues are Luxor Live in Arnhem Doornroosje in Nijmegen Gigant in Apeldoorn and the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem Every year the municipality Renkum and Overbetuwe receive a large amount of tourist visiting because of the Battle of Arnhem Often historical locations are visited like the John Frost Bridge and the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery in Oosterbeek Geography EditGelderland can roughly be divided into four geographical regions the Veluwe in the north the Rivierenland including the Betuwe in the southwest the Achterhoek literally meaning the back corner or Graafschap which originally means earldom or county in the east and the city region of Arnhem and Nijmegen in the centre south Municipalities Edit Clickable map of Gelderland In 2020 the 51 municipalities in Gelderland were divided into four COROPs Veluwe COROP group Apeldoorn Barneveld Ede Elburg Epe Ermelo Harderwijk Hattem Heerde Nijkerk Nunspeet Oldebroek Putten Scherpenzeel Voorst Wageningen South West Gelderland COROP group Buren Culemborg Maasdriel Neder Betuwe Tiel West Betuwe West Maas en Waal Zaltbommel Achterhoek COROP group Aalten Berkelland Bronckhorst Brummen Doetinchem Lochem Montferland Oost Gelre Oude IJsselstreek Winterswijk Zutphen Arnhem amp Nijmegen COROP group Arnhem Berg en Dal Beuningen Doesburg Druten Duiven Heumen Lingewaard Nijmegen Overbetuwe Renkum Rheden Rozendaal Westervoort Wijchen Zevenaar Abolished municipalities Edit Veluwezoom National Park Landscape near Putten View of Dodewaard These municipalities were merged with neighbouring ones Angerlo was merged into Zevenaar Dinxperlo was merged into Aalten Gorssel was merged into Lochem Hoevelaken was merged into Nijkerk Lichtenvoorde was merged into Groenlo renamed Oost Gelre in 2006 Millingen aan de Rijn and Ubbergen were merged into Groesbeek renamed Berg en Dal in 2016 Rijnwaarden was merged into Zevenaar Warnsveld was merged into Zutphen Wehl was merged into DoetinchemThese municipalities were merged and given a new name Bergh and Didam have become Montferland Borculo Eibergen Neede and Ruurlo have become Berkelland Geldermalsen Lingewaal and Neerijnen have become West Betuwe Gendringen and Wisch have become Oude IJsselstreek Hengelo Hummelo en Keppel Steenderen Vorden and Zelhem have become Bronckhorst Elst Heteren and Valburg have become Overbetuwe Municipalities of Gelderland 2019 Economy EditThe gross domestic product GDP of the region was 78 3 billion in 2018 accounting for 10 1 of the Netherlands economic output GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 33 000 or 110 of the EU27 average in the same year 9 Religion EditReligion in Gelderland 2015 10 Not religious 46 3 Protestant Church in the Netherlands 23 2 Catholicism 21 6 Other 5 3 Islam 3 6 Cultural references EditIn the 2001 movie A Knight s Tale the protagonist William Thatcher played by Heath Ledger pretends to be a knight known as Ulrich von Lichtenstein from Gelderland References Edit Oppervlakte a b CBS Statline opendata cbs nl Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 13 September 2018 Guelders Collins English Dictionary HarperCollins Retrieved 1 May 2019 Regionale kerncijfers Nederland Regional key figures Netherlands CBS Statline in Dutch CBS 17 June 2020 Retrieved 21 June 2020 CBS Statline opendata cbs nl Geldersche volksalmanak Volumes 21 22 Nijhoff amp son 1855 a b Gelderland Britannica com Retrieved 13 July 2015 Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30 to 263 of the EU average in 2018 Eurostat Helft Nederlanders is kerkelijk of religieus CBS 22 December 2016External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gelderland Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gelderland Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gelderland amp oldid 1129019797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
