Opheusden

Opheusden
Town

The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Opheusden in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe.
Coordinates: 51°56′00″N 5°37′47″E / 51.93333°N 5.62972°E / 51.93333; 5.62972Coordinates: 51°56′00″N 5°37′47″E / 51.93333°N 5.62972°E / 51.93333; 5.62972
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Neder-Betuwe
Population
 • Total 6,000
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Opheusden is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 5 km south of Wageningen.

Opheusden (or "Heusden", as it was known then) was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Kesteren.[1]

In 2001, the town of Opheusden had 4118 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.73 km2, and contained 1319 residences.[2] The statistical area "Opheusden", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5830.[3] Religious life has also traditionally been very important to Opheusden's inhabitants.

2850-seat church at Opheusden, largest church of the Netherlands
View to a street: de Dorpsstraat

Transportation

References

  1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.


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