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Former municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands
Lingewaal
Former municipality
Former windmill in HerwijnenFormer windmill in Herwijnen
Flag of LingewaalFlagCoat of arms of LingewaalCoat of arms
Highlighted position of Lingewaal in a municipal map of GelderlandLocation in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°7′E / 51.883°N 5.117°E / 51.883; 5.117
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityWest Betuwe
Established1 January 1986
Merged2019
Area
 • Total54.49 km (21.04 sq mi)
 • Land50.44 km (19.47 sq mi)
 • Water4.05 km (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation2 m (7 ft)
Population
 • Totaldata missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
PostcodeParts of 4100 and 4200 ranges
Area code0183, 0345, 0418
Websitewww.lingewaal.nl

Lingewaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌlɪŋəˈʋaːl] ) is a former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

On 1 January 2019, the municipality merged with Geldermalsen and Neerijnen to form the new municipality of West Betuwe.

History

The municipality was formed in 1986 from the former municipalities of Asperen, Heukelum, Herwijnen, Spijk and Vuren, with the exception of Dalem, which was included in the municipality of Gorinchem. Immediately after the merger, the municipality was briefly called Vuren, after the village of the same name. On January 1, 2019, the municipality of Lingewaal merged with Neerijnen and Geldermalsen into the merged municipality of West Betuwe.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Lingewaal, June 2015

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Postcodetool for 4147AN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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Places adjacent to Lingewaal
Leerdam (UT) Geldermalsen
Molenlanden (SH)
Gorinchem (SH)		 Lingewaal Neerijnen
Waal
Zaltbommel


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