Editing Geldermalsen

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[[File:Gem-Geldermalsen-OpenTopo.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Geldermalsen, June 2015]]
[[File:Map NL - Geldermalsen - Geldermalsen.png|upright=1.35|thumb|The town of Geldermalsen within the former municipality of Geldermalsen]]
[[File:Uil Eric Claus Laan van Leeuwenstein Geldermalsen.jpg|thumb|Sculpture 'Uil' in front of the Lingeborgh]]
'''Geldermalsen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˌɣɛldərˈmɑlsə(n)|-|Nl-Geldermalsen.ogg}}) is a town and former [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[Gelderland]] in the [[Netherlands]].

==Town of Geldermalsen==
The town centre of Geldermalsen contains a two-aisled [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] church dating from the 15th century, with a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] tower dating from the 13th century. The town contains two [[windmill]]s: 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.

==Former municipality of Geldermalsen==
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 {{convert|{{Dutch municipality total area|Geldermalsen}}|km2|abbr=on}} and was one of the largest municipalities in the [[Betuwe]]. The municipality had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Geldermalsen}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}. 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.

===Population centres===
* [[Acquoy]]
* [[Beesd]]
* [[Buurmalsen]]
* [[Deil]]
* [[Enspijk]]
* Geldermalsen
* [[Gellicum]]
* [[Meteren]]
* [[Rhenoy]]
* [[Rumpt]]
* [[Tricht]]

== Demographics ==
Ethnic composition of Geldermalsen in 2010:
* [[Dutch people|Dutch]]: 91.7%
* [[Black people|Black]]: 0.9%
* [[White people|European]]: 4.5%
* [[Arab people|Arabs]]: 1.4%
* Other non-Western: 1.4%:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zorgatlas.nl/beinvloedende-factoren/demografie/etniciteit/niet-westerse-allochtonen-per-gemeente-2010-2040/ |title=Niet-westerse allochtonen per gemeente 2010-2040 - Nationale Atlas Volksgezondheid |publisher=Zorgatlas.nl |access-date=2014-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002090500/http://www.zorgatlas.nl/beinvloedende-factoren/demografie/etniciteit/niet-westerse-allochtonen-per-gemeente-2010-2040 |archive-date=2016-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[2015 Geldermalsen riot]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{Official website|http://www.geldermalsen.nl }}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Geldermalsen
 | North     = [[Culemborg]]
 | Northeast = [[Buren]]
 | East      = [[Tiel]]
 | South     = [[Neerijnen]]
 | Southwest = [[Lingewaal]]
 | West      = [[Leerdam]] ([[Utrecht (province)|UT]])
}}
{{Dutch municipality West Betuwe}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:West Betuwe]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Gelderland]]
[[Category:Populated places in Gelderland]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1978]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019]]