Nijmegen

Nijmegen
Nimwèège (Nijmeegs)
Nijmegen city view from the north-west
Nijmegen city view from the north-west
Flag of Nijmegen
Coat of arms of Nijmegen
Highlighted position of Nijmegen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Nijmegen is located in Netherlands
Nijmegen
Nijmegen
Location within the Netherlands
Nijmegen is located in Europe
Nijmegen
Nijmegen
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 51°50′51″N 05°51′45″E / 51.84750°N 5.86250°E / 51.84750; 5.86250
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Founded98, as Novio Magus
Founded byTrajan
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHubert Bruls (CDA)
Area
 • Municipality57.63 km2 (22.25 sq mi)
 • Land53.09 km2 (20.50 sq mi)
 • Water4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Lowest elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (Municipality, January 2021; Urban and Metro, May 2014)[6][7]
 • Municipality177,359
 • Density3,341/km2 (8,650/sq mi)
 • Urban
168,840
 • Metro
801.973[4][5]
DemonymNijmegenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6500–6547, 6679, 6683
Area code024, 0481
Websitewww.nijmegen.nl
Map
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Market square
Weighhouse (1613)
Concert hall Opera Concertgebouw de Vereeniging
A sculpture from 2020 inspired by the Nijmegen Helmet
Kronenburgerpark
Terraces Molenstraat

Nijmegen (/ˈnmɡən/ NY-may-gən,[8][9] Dutch: [ˈnɛimeːɣə(n)] ;[a] Nijmeegs: Nimwèège [ˈnɪmβ̞ɛːçə]) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and the first to be recognized as such in Roman times. In 2005, it celebrated 2,000 years of existence.

Nijmegen became a free imperial city in 1230 and in 1402 a Hanseatic city. Since 1923 it has been a university city with the opening of a Catholic institution now known as the Radboud University Nijmegen. The city is well known for the annual International Four Days Marches Nijmegen event.

Its population as of 2024 was 187,011.[10]

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  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6511PP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Actueel - Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen: Groene Groei voor Nederland". (in Dutch). Groenemetropoolregio.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ^ "Voorlopige bevolkingsaantallen per gemeente, 1-1-2023". (in Dutch). CBS. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  6. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Nijmegen". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d.
  9. ^ "Nijmegen". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins.
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