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25-704: Buren is located in Gelderland , a province of the Netherlands. It is part of the landscape of Betuwe , a very fertile strip of land between two branches of Rhine-Meuse Delta , the Nederrijn in the north and the Waal in the south. Population centers include: The earliest known settlement of the region occurred as early as 772. Castle Buren was built by the Lords of Buren and was first mentioned in 1298. The town

50-482: A factory belonging to the Dutch Enka company and the three military bases situated in the east of the town. The factory, however, has been closed and the military bases are largely underused since conscription was abolished. The town's economy is lately becoming more focused on national tourism from the more densely populated western cities like Amsterdam and The Hague , and on education such as local colleges and

75-671: A new name: The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €78.3 billion in 2018, accounting for 10.1% of the Netherlands' economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €33,000 or 110% of the EU27 average in the same year. Religion in Gelderland (2015) In 2015, 23.2% of the population belonged to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands , while 21.6% were Roman Catholic , 3.6% were Muslim , and 5.3% adhered to other churches or faiths. Close to half of

100-543: Is clean and green due to the fact that Ede is partly built in a forest and partly on the central Dutch plains in the national park called Nationaal Park "De Hoge Veluwe" . Economically, the town of Ede is doing fairly well thanks to the proximity of major highways and railways which offer fast connections to the port of Rotterdam , Schiphol airport and the Ruhr Area in Germany . The main sources of employment used to be

125-713: Is served by trains from Amersfoort and Barneveld to Ede-Wageningen. There are four secondary schools in Ede: Marnix College , Pallas Athene College , two divisions of Het Streek , and Aeres VMBO . In addition, Ede has a university of applied sciences , the Christian University of Applied Sciences Ede (Christelijke Hogeschool Ede). Recently, a primary college focused on the equivalent of basic education named Technova College (formerly known as ROC A12) has been gaining interest and popularity since renovations started in 2015. Each year, in

150-433: Is situated halfway between the larger cities of Arnhem and Utrecht , with direct rail and road connections to both cities. There are no connections to any water nearby; however, there also is a direct road connection to the city of Wageningen which hosts a small industrial port on the river Rijn and a direct road and rail connection to the city of Arnhem, which features a larger port at a greater distance. The environment

175-516: The Betuwe in the southwest, the Achterhoek (literally meaning the "back corner") or Graafschap (which originally means earldom or county) in the east and the city-region of Arnhem and Nijmegen in the centre-south. In 2020, the 51 municipalities in Gelderland were divided into four COROPs : These municipalities were merged with neighbouring ones: These municipalities were merged and given

200-912: The French Empire (1810–13), Gelderland became a province of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815. During the Second World War , it saw heavy fighting between Allied Paratroopers, British XXX Corps and the German II SS Panzer Corps , at the Battle of Arnhem . In Gelderland there are many museums, like the Netherlands Open Air Museum and Museum Arnhem in Arnhem, Valkhof Museum in Nijmegen,

225-793: The GelreDome stadium in Arnhem. Every year the municipality Renkum and Overbetuwe receive a large amount of tourist visiting because of the Battle of Arnhem . Often historical locations are visited, like the John Frost Bridge and the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery in Oosterbeek . Gelderland can roughly be divided into four geographical regions: the Veluwe in the north, the Rivierenland including

250-466: The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . The capital is Arnhem (pop. 159,265 ); however, Nijmegen (pop. 176,731) and Apeldoorn (pop. 162,445) are both larger municipalities. Other major regional centres in Gelderland are Ede , Doetinchem , Zutphen , Harderwijk , Tiel , Wageningen , Zevenaar , and Winterswijk . Gelderland had a population of about 2,134,000 as of January 2023. It contains

275-865: The Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn and in Otterlo the Kröller-Müller Museum . There are several large theatres in Gelderland such as the Stadsschouwburg in Nijmegen, Stadstheater in Arnhem and Orpheus (theater) in Apeldoorn. Some cities are also equipped with large concert halls like MUSIS (formerly: Musis sacrum) in Arnhem and Concertgebouw de Vereeniging in Nijmegen. The known by a larger public pop-music venues are Luxor Live in Arnhem, Doornroosje in Nijmegen, Gigant in Apeldoorn and

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300-462: The Netherlands , located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of 5,136 km (1,983 sq mi) of which 176 km (68 sq mi) is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by total area. Gelderland shares borders with six other provinces ( Flevoland , Limburg , North Brabant , Overijssel , South Holland and Utrecht ) and

325-607: The Union of Utrecht (1579). After the deposition of Philip II, its sovereignty was vested in the States of Gelderland , and the princes of Orange were stadtholders . In 1672, the province was temporarily occupied by Louis XIV and, in 1713, the southeastern part, including the ducal capital of Geldern, fell to Prussia . Part of the Batavian Republic (1795–1806), of Louis Bonaparte 's Kingdom of Holland (1806–10), and of

350-571: The Countess of Buren, Anna of Egmont , in 1551. As a result, the county and the town of Buren fall under the control of the Royal House of Orange-Nassau . Buren is twinned with: Gelderland Gelderland ( / ˈ ɡ ɛ l d ər l ə n d / , Dutch: [ˈɣɛldərlɑnt] ), also known as Guelders ( / ˈ ɡ ɛ l d ər z / ) in English, is a province of

375-575: The Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV . After 1379, the duchy was ruled from Jülich and by the counts of Egmond and Cleves . The duchy resisted Burgundian domination, but William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was forced to cede it to Charles V in 1543, after which it formed part of the Burgundian-Habsburg hereditary lands. The duchy revolted with the rest of the Netherlands against Philip II of Spain and joined

400-594: The Netherlands's largest forest region (the Veluwe ), the Rhine and other major rivers, and a significant amount of orchards in the south ( Betuwe ). Historically, the province dates from states of the Holy Roman Empire and takes its name from the nearby German city of Geldern . According to the Wichard saga , the Lords of Pont fought and killed a dragon in 878 AD, and named the town they founded after

425-548: The death-rattle of the dragon: " Gelre! " The County of Guelders arose out of the Frankish pagus Hamaland in the 11th century around castles near Roermond and Geldern . The counts of Gelre acquired the Betuwe and Veluwe regions and, through marriage, the County of Zutphen . Thus the counts of Guelders laid the foundation for a territorial power that, through control of the Rhine , Waal , Meuse and IJssel rivers,

450-454: The existing municipality of Buren, that was formed in the mid-19th century. On 1 January 1999, Buren was enlarged with the addition of the municipalities of Lienden and Maurik. Buren has two museums: It is also home to De Prins Van Oranje , a restored windmill. The title "Count or Countess of Buren and Leerdam" is held by the Dutch monarchy due to Prince William of Orange 's marriage to

475-752: The large Wageningen University in the city of Wageningen . Some of the more notable or larger companies and other employers in and around Ede are: Ede is situated along the A12 motorway and has a direct link to the A1 via the A30 . There are two railway stations in Ede: Ede-Wageningen railway station and Ede Centrum railway station . Ede-Wageningen is the main station with services to Alkmaar , Amersfoort , Amsterdam , Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , Arnhem , Barneveld , Den Helder and Utrecht . Ede Centrum

500-406: The last week of August, there is a municipality-wide celebration called Heideweek ( Week of the heather ). It largely involves traditional Dutch festivities, along with local customs. During the week, a Queen of the heather and a Princess of the heather are elected from several candidates and will be the representative for the municipality of Ede on various other festivities, until next year when

525-499: The population (46.3%) identified as non-religious. In the 2001 movie A Knight's Tale , the protagonist, William Thatcher (played by Heath Ledger ) pretends to be a knight known as "Ulrich von Lichtenstein from Gelderland". Ede, Netherlands Ede ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːdə] ) is a town and municipality in the Netherlands , in the province of Gelderland . As of 1 July 2021, Ede had 119,186 inhabitants. Community : The town itself

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550-632: The possession of the House of Orange , the royal family of the Netherlands. The Dutch royal family has been known to use the name van Buren as an alias to give themselves some degree of anonymity. William III of England obtained the title Buren. The Dutch royal family still use this as a title. The Castle was gradually demolished between 1804 and 1883. The eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren , traced his ancestry to inhabitants of

575-454: The town, who had taken the surname Van Buren after relocating to the Dutch colony of New Netherlands in what is now the state of New York . In 1853, following the end of his presidency, Van Buren made a visit to the town while on a tour of Europe and reportedly met with several distant relatives. The current municipality is the result of 2 mergers. On 1 January 1978, the municipalities of Beusichem, Zoelen and part of Buurmalsen were added to

600-489: Was granted city rights in 1395 by Sir Alard IV of Buren which led to the construction of a defensive wall and a moat, significant portions of which still stand. In 1492, the region was promoted to a county (i.e. a territory ruled by a count), but had limited economic influence due to its geographic isolation. By 1574, the previously Catholic parish church of Saint-Lambert ( Dutch : Sint Lambertus ) had become Calvinist Reformed Protestant. The Castle eventually came into

625-413: Was to play an important role in the later Middle Ages . The geographical position of their territory dictated the external policy of the counts during the following centuries; they were committed to the interests of the Holy Roman Empire and to expansion south and west. Further enlarged by the acquisition of the imperial city of Nijmegen in the 13th century, the countship was raised to a duchy in 1339 by

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