Geldermalsen

Geldermalsen
Former municipality, town
Geldermalsen railway station
Flag Coat of arms
Geldermalsen Location in the province of Gelderland Show map of Gelderland Geldermalsen Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°17′E / 51.883°N 5.283°E / 51.883; 5.283
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	West Betuwe
Merged	2019
Area [1]
• Total	11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	10,860
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4191[1]
Area code	0345
Website	www.geldermalsen.nl

Geldermalsen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣɛldərˈmɑlsə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

The town centre of Geldermalsen contains a two-aisled Gothic church dating from the 15th century, with a Romanesque tower dating from the 13th century. The town contains two windmills: De Watermolen, which was built in 1772, and De Bouwing, which was built in 1848. Located in the east side there is a graveyard.

Public high-school 'The Lingeborgh' is located in the west.

The municipality of Geldermalsen was formed on 1 January 1978, when the former municipalities of Beesd, Buurmalsen, Deil and Geldermalsen were combined. The municipality had an area of 101.73 km² (39.28 sq mi) and was one of the largest municipalities in the Betuwe. The municipality had a population of data missing in 2021. On 1 January 2019 it merged with Neerijnen and Lingewaal to form the new municipality West Betuwe.

The river Linge flows through the municipality and town of Geldermalsen.

• Acquoy
• Beesd
• Buurmalsen
• Deil
• Enspijk
• Geldermalsen
• Gellicum
• Meteren
• Rhenoy
• Rumpt
• Tricht

Ethnic composition of Geldermalsen in 2010:

• Dutch: 91.7%
• Black: 0.9%
• European: 4.5%
• Arabs: 1.4%
• Other non-Western: 1.4%:^[3]

• 2015 Geldermalsen riot

• Media related to Geldermalsen at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website