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Arnhem /ˈɑːrnəm/ or /-hɛm/ (Dutch
pronunciation: [ˈɑrnɛm] ( listen) or [-ɦɛm] ( listen); German: Arnheim, Frisian: Arnhim, South
Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and
municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands.
It is the capital of the province of
Gelderland and
located on both banks of the rivers Nederrijn and Sint-Jansbeek,
which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem had a population
of 156,600 in 2017 and is one of the larger cities of the Netherlands.
The municipality is part of the Arnhem-Nijmegen
Metropolitan Area which
has a combined 736,500 inhabitants. Arnhem is home to
the Hogeschool van
Arnhem en Nijmegen, ArtEZ Institute
of the Arts, Netherlands
Open Air Museum, Royal Burgers'
Zoo, NOC*NSF and National Sports
Centre Papendal. The north
corner of the municipality is part of The Hoge Veluwe
National Park. It is
approximately 55 square kilometers in area, consisting of heathlands,
sand dunes, and woodlands.
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Selected Lectures for Arnhem, Netherlands ...
Total On-site Lectures for Arnhem, Netherlands: 19
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Arnhem
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City and municipality
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Clockwise
from top left: building by Willem Diehl, Arnhem Centraal railway
station, the city seen from the top of St Eusebius' Church,
Villa Sonsbeek, and the John Frost
Bridge seen from the Airborne memorial
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Coat of
arms
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Location
in Gelderland
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Coordinates:  51°59′N 5°55′ECoordinates: 51°59′N 5°55′E
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Country
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Netherlands
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Province
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Gelderland
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Government
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• Body
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Municipal
council
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• Mayor
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Ahmed
Marcouch (PvdA)
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Area
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• Municipality
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101.54 km2 (39.20 sq mi)
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• Land
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97.99 km2 (37.83 sq mi)
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• Water
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3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
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Elevation
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13 m
(43 ft)
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Population (Municipality,
August 2017; Urban and Metro, May 2014)
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• Municipality
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156,600
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• Density
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1,598/km2 (4,140/sq mi)
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• Urban
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152,850
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• Metro
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361,048
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Demonym(s)
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Arnhemmer
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Time
zone
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CET (UTC+1)
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• Summer
(DST)
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CEST (UTC+2)
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Postcode
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6800–6846
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Area
code
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026
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Website
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www.arnhem.nl
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