province of Gelderland

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The province of Gelderland is a large, predominantly rural region in the eastern Netherlands known for its historic cities like Arnhem and Nijmegen and its varied landscapes, including the Veluwe forests and river plains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of the Netherlands
borders Flevoland
Germany
Limburg
North Brabant
Overijssel
South Holland
Utrecht
province of North Holland (via water boundary in IJsselmeer)
capital Arnhem
contains Achterhoek
Apeldoorn
Arnhem
Betuwe
Culemborg
Doetinchem
Ede
Harderwijk
National Park De Hoge Veluwe
Nijmegen
Nijmegen urban area
Rivierenland
Tiel
Veluwe
Veluwezoom National Park
Wageningen
Zutphen
containsDialectRegion Achterhooks (Low Saxon dialects)
South Guelderish (Limburgish-related dialects)
Veluws (Low Saxon dialects)
country Netherlands
executiveBody Provincial Executive of Gelderland
governmentType provincial government
hasCharacteristic forested areas
historic cities
predominantly rural
river plains
varied landscapes
headOfGovernmentTitle King's Commissioner of Gelderland
historicalPredecessor Duchy of Guelders
largestCity Nijmegen
legislativeBody Provincial Council of Gelderland
locatedIn eastern Netherlands
namedAfter Duchy of Guelders
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Kingdom of the Netherlands
traversedBy IJssel River
linked to: river IJssel

Maas (Meuse) River branches
Rhine River
linked to: Rhine

Waal River
linked to: Waal River system

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Gelre roughlyCorrespondsTo province of Gelderland
Gelre successor Province of Gelderland
linked to: province of Gelderland
IJssel sourceRegion province of Gelderland
IJssel flowsThrough province of Gelderland
A50 motorway locatedIn province of Gelderland
A50 motorway passesThrough province of Gelderland
Boven Merwede locatedIn province of Gelderland
IJsselvallei locatedIn province of Gelderland
Dutch Water Line locatedIn province of Gelderland
Elst (Brakel) locatedIn province of Gelderland
subject linked to: Elst
Tacitus Bridge locatedIn province of Gelderland
Nijmegen Quarter locatedInPresentDay province of Gelderland
Veluwe locatedIn province of Gelderland
Apeldoorn partOf province of Gelderland
Utrecht–Zwolle railway locatedIn province of Gelderland
Culemborg partOf province of Gelderland
Loevestein Castle locatedIn province of Gelderland
Harderwijk locatedIn province of Gelderland
Gorssel locatedIn province of Gelderland
Nijmegen Hunerberg locatedIn province of Gelderland
municipality of Nijmegen partOf province of Gelderland
Vierdaagsefeesten locatedIn province of Gelderland
Zutphen locatedIn province of Gelderland
Nijkerk (partly) partlyLocatedIn province of Gelderland
County of Buren nowPartOf province of Gelderland
Weurt lock locatedInAdministrativeTerritory province of Gelderland
Winterswijk locatedIn province of Gelderland
Vijfheerenlanden borderedBy province of Gelderland
Teuge locatedIn province of Gelderland
municipality of Voorst locatedIn province of Gelderland
Gelderse Derby locatedIn Province of Gelderland
linked to: province of Gelderland
Kingdom of the Netherlands (1839–1866) Duchy of Limburg in German Confederation borderedBy Province of Gelderland
linked to: province of Gelderland
Gemeente Arnhem locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Province of Gelderland
linked to: province of Gelderland
Lent district locatedInAdministrativeTerritory province of Gelderland
Millingen aan de Rijn countrySubdivision province of Gelderland
Ooij locatedIn province of Gelderland
Leuth locatedIn Dutch province of Gelderland
linked to: province of Gelderland
Heilig Landstichting partOf province of Gelderland
De Horst locatedIn province of Gelderland
De Horst hasProvinceAuthority Province of Gelderland
linked to: province of Gelderland
Kekerdom locatedIn province of Gelderland
Persingen partOf province of Gelderland
Erlecom provincialAuthority Province of Gelderland
linked to: province of Gelderland
Breedeweg countrySubdivision province of Gelderland
Groesbeek municipality partOf Dutch province of Gelderland
linked to: province of Gelderland
Millingen aan de Rijn (municipality) partOf province of Gelderland
Ubbergen locatedIn province of Gelderland
subject linked to: Ubbergen municipality
Waal River floodplains (nearby) locatedIn province of Gelderland