Category:Gelderland

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Gelderland [1] is one of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It lies in the east of the country. It is sometimes called Guelders in English.

Contents 1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Small towns 4 Other destinations 5 Understand 6 Talk 7 Get in 7.1 From Amsterdam 8 Get around 9 See 10 Do 11 Eat 12 Drink 13 Sleep 14 Get out

[edit] Regions

• The Veluwe
• The Achterhoek
• The Betuwe

[edit] Cities

• Zutphen - this is the oldest city (if we look at the medieval 'city rights').
• Arnhem - this is the capital of the province of Gelderland.
• Nijmegen - this dates back to Roman times and thus also claims the title of 'oldest city'.
• Ede
• Tiel
• Apeldoorn
• Doetinchem
• Harderwijk - this city is famous for its Dolfinarium, a dolphin themepark
• Wageningen - a major student city.
• Culemborg

[edit] Small towns

• Barneveld

[edit] Other destinations

[edit] Understand

Gelderland started as the duchy of Gelre, based in Zutphen but named after Geldern in present-day Germany. It was one of the provinces in the Union of Utrecht that declared themselves independent of Spain in 1579, thus starting what would eventually become the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

[edit] Talk

Dutch is the basic language. In the Achterhoek area, some people speak a local dialect (Achterhoeks), but even they generally speak regular Dutch. German is widely understood and English is spoken by almost everyone, except some elderly people.

[edit] Get in

[edit] From Amsterdam

To get to Ede, Arnhem and Nijmegen, take the Intercity train to Nijmegen which leaves from Amsterdam Central Station at --:20 and --:50 minutes of every hour. Travelling time: 45 minutes to Ede (station Ede-Wageningen), 64 minuten to Arnhem (arrival at --:24 and --:54), 75 minutes to Nijmegen. Note that the train reverses direction in Arnhem; don't be surprised, it will turn south when it leaves the station of Arnhem again.

To get to Apeldoorn, take the Intercity train to Enschede which leaves every hour at --:06 and arrives in Apeldoorn exactly an hour later.

To get to Zutphen, take the Intercity train to Apeldoorn and change in Apeldoorn to the small diesel train connection Zutphen and Apeldoorn in about 18 minutes. It leaves from Apeldoorn at --:09 and --:39, a few minutes after the Intercity from Amsterdam arrived. It usually departs from the opposite side of the platform. Alternatively, you can reach Zutphen via Arnhem by changing there, but it will take about 10 to 15 minutes longer; it doesn't cost more (ie, with a ticket to or from Zutphen you can choose between the Apeldoorn and Arnhem routes). See the article on Zutphen for more extensive information.

To get to Doetinchem, take the Intercity to Nijmegen and change trains in Arnhem. The train to Doetinchem and Winterswijk leaves 12 minutes after the arrival of the Intercity from Amsterdam, at --:06 and --:36, usually from platform 9 or 8.

[edit] Get around

[edit] See

• The Veluwe, the largest area of relatively unspoilt nature in the country.
• The Kröller-Müller Museum, which has many paintings by Vincent van Gogh on display as well as some Mondrians.
• Palace "Het Loo" near Apeldoorn, where William and Mary used to live.
• Beautiful old castles near Vorden, Ruurlo and 's Heerenberg.

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[edit] Get out

From Arnhem, the German city of Cologne can be reached by high speed train in about 90 minutes.