Nijmegen
Nimwèège (Nijmeegs) | |
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City and municipality | |
 Nijmegen city view from the north-west | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
  Nijmegen Location within the Netherlands  Nijmegen Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′51″N 05°51′45″E / 51.84750°N 5.86250°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Gelderland |
| Founded | 98, as Novio Magus |
| Founded by | Trajan |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Hubert Bruls (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 57.63 km2 (22.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 53.09 km2 (20.50 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 177,359 |
| • Density | 3,341/km2 (8,650/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 168,840 |
| • Metro | 801.973[4][5] |
| Demonym | Nijmegenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6500–6547, 6679, 6683 |
| Area code | 024, 0481 |
| Website | www |
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Nijmegen (/ˈnaɪmeɪɡən/ 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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- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6511PP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Actueel - Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen: Groene Groei voor Nederland". (in Dutch). Groenemetropoolregio.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Voorlopige bevolkingsaantallen per gemeente, 1-1-2023". (in Dutch). CBS. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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