Lent is a neighbourhood of Nijmegen and former village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Nijmegen, about 2 km north of that city, on the north bank of the Waal river.
Lent | |
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Neighbourhood and former village | |
 Church of Lent | |
  Lent Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands  Lent Lent (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°52′E / 51.867°N 5.867°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Nijmegen |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 11,630 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6663[1] |
| Dialing code | 024 |
History
editThe village was first mentioned in 1196 as in Lente. The etymology is unclear.[3]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1329. The tower was added in 1886.[4] Lent was home to 1,171 people in 1840.[4]
Lent was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Elst.[5] In 1998, it was merged into Nijmegen. The population at the time of merger was about 3,000 people, however it almost quadrupled in 20 years due to neighbourhoods being built in Lent.[4]
Gallery
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Lent, church: the Maria Geboortekerk -
School in Lent -
Village view -
New neighbourhood
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6961AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Lent - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Lent". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
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