Nijmegen is a city in Gelderland in the east of the Netherlands. It has about 177,000 inhabitants (2021) and a university, called Radboud University Nijmegen.
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Nijmegen
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 Nijmegen city view from the north west |
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 Location in Gelderland |
| Coordinates: 51°51′N 5°52′E |
| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Gelderland |
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| Founded | 98, as Novio Magus |
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| Founded by | Trajan |
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| • Body | Municipal council |
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| • Mayor | Hubert Bruls (CDA) |
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| • Municipality | 57.63 km2 (22.25 sq mi) |
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| • Land | 53.09 km2 (20.50 sq mi) |
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| • Water | 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
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| Highest elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
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| Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
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| • Municipality | 176,731 |
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| • Density | 3,329/km2 (8,620/sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 168,840 |
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| • Metro | 287,517 |
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| Demonym | Nijmegenaar |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| Postcode | 6500–6547, 6679, 6683 |
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| Area code | 024, 0481 |
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| Website | www.nijmegen.nl |
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