Kesteren

Kesteren

Kesteren

Place in Gelderland, Netherlands

Kesteren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 8 km southwest of Wageningen.

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Kesteren was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Dodewaard and Echteld. The new municipality was first called "Kesteren", but changed its name to Neder-Betuwe in 2003.[3]

History

It was first mentioned in 850 as Castra, and is Latin for "army camp".[4] Kesteren developed along the Nederrijn as a linear settlement. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 14th century. The church was built around 1500, but was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1951.[5] In 1840, it was home to 552 people.[6]

Transportation

Railway Station: Kesteren.[7]

  • Villa in Kesteren
  • High water
  • Nature camping
  • Bunker

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022. two entries
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 4041AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Kesteren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Kesteren" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 213. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Kesteren". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Station Kesteren". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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