Gaanderen

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands
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Coat of arms of Gaanderen
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51°55′41″N 6°20′41″E / 51.92806°N 6.34472°E / 51.92806; 6.34472CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityDoetinchemArea • Total9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi)Elevation15 m (49 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total5,575 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
7011[1]
Dialing code0315

Gaanderen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Doetinchem. The number of inhabitants is around 5,575 (2020).[3]

It was first mentioned around 1200 as de Gernere, and means "tapering land on a sandy ridge".[4]

Gaanderen was home to 482 people in 1840.[5] The St Martinus Church dates from 1913 and is a replacement of a 1854 church. The tower of the old church remained.[5]

Transportation

  • Railway Station: Gaanderen
  • Rijksweg Doetinchem - Terborg

Gallery

  • Hoofdstraat 62, church
    Hoofdstraat 62, church
  • Rekhemseweg 175
    Rekhemseweg 175
  • Kerkstraat 45
    Kerkstraat 45
  • Bloemenweg 1
    Bloemenweg 1
  • Station Gaanderen
    Station Gaanderen

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7011AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ Kerncijfers Wijken en buurten_2020-1
  4. ^ "Gaanderen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Gaanderen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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