Nijmegen

Nijmegen is a city in Gelderland in the east of the Netherlands. It has about 177,000 inhabitants (2021) and a university, called Radboud University Nijmegen.

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Flag of Nijmegen
Coat of arms of Nijmegen
Highlighted position of Nijmegen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°51′N 5°52′E / 51.850°N 5.867°E / 51.850; 5.867Coordinates: 51°51′N 5°52′E / 51.850°N 5.867°E / 51.850; 5.867
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Founded98, as Novio Magus
Founded byTrajan
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHubert Bruls (CDA)
Area
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Elevation29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Lowest elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (Municipality, August 2017; Urban and Metro, May 2014)[4][5]
 • Municipalitydata missing
 • Urban
168,840
 • Metro
287,517
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6500–6547, 6679, 6683
Websitewww.nijmegen.nl

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References

  1. "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Nijmegen. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Nederlands). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 6511PP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)