Rijnwaarden Explained

Rijnwaarden
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Rijnwaarden in a municipal map of Gelderland
Coordinates:51.8667°N 13°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Zevenaar
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1985
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:15
Population Total:Included with Zevenaar
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:6910–6917
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0316

Rijnwaarden (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /rɛiɱˈʋaːrdə(n)/) was a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. The Rhine enters the Netherlands at its location. Rijnwaarden was merged into the municipality of Zevenaar on 1 January 2018.[2]

Population centres

Topography

Map of the former municipality of Rijnwaarden, June 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6915AH . Dutch . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 17 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2018 . Dutch . . 30 November 2019.