Culemborg, Netherlands

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Culemborg, Netherlands is a historic town in the province of Gelderland known for its medieval center and location along the River Lek.

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Culemborg, Netherlands canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality of the Netherlands
coatOfArms coat of arms of Culemborg
country Netherlands
distanceTo about 20 km south of Utrecht
flag flag of Culemborg
foundedAs medieval settlement
hasAreaCode 0345
hasCityRightsSince 1318
hasHistoricCenter medieval town center
hasLandmark Binnenpoort
Elisabeth Weeshuis (orphanage museum)
Grote of Barbarakerk
Lanxmeer city gate remnants
Town hall of Culemborg
hasMayor Gerdo van Grootheest
hasMunicipalCouncil Culemborg municipal council
hasMunicipalWebsite https://www.culemborg.nl
hasMuseum Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum
hasNeighbouringMunicipality Buren
Vijfheerenlanden
West Betuwe
hasNotablePerson Gerrit Rietveld
Hugo de Groot (family connections)
Jan van Riebeeck
hasPopulation approximately 28,000
hasPostalCodeRange 4100–4107
hasPrimaryLanguage Dutch
hasRailwayStation Culemborg railway station
hasSportsClub BC Culemborg (basketball)
VV Vriendenschaar (football)
hasTwinTown Aksaray
hasUrbanDevelopmentProject EVA-Lanxmeer eco-district
historicalRegion Guelders
linked to: County of Guelders
joinedBatavianRepublicIn 1795
locatedIn Betuwe
Gelderland
western Gelderland
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedOn Lek River
mayorFromParty GroenLinks
partOf Regio Rivierenland
linked to: Waal river region
railwayLine Utrecht–Boxtel railway
roadConnection N229
N320
twinTownCountry Turkey
usesDaylightSavingTime Central European Summer Time
wasIndependentCountyUntil 1795
wasPartOf County of Culemborg

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Wilhelmina Cooper placeOfBirth Culemborg, Netherlands
Wilhelmina Behmenburg placeOfBirth Culemborg, Netherlands