Nijmegen
municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands
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Summary
Nijmegen is a municipality of the Netherlands[1]. Nijmegen ranks in the top 0.99% of municipality of the netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,403 views/month, #4 of 404).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gelderland[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Waal[5], Maas–Waal Canal[6]
- Head of government: Hubert Bruls[7]
- Capital: Nijmegen[8]
- Official language: Dutch[9]
- Shares border with: Wijchen[10], Beuningen[11], Overbetuwe[12], Lingewaard[13], Ubbergen[14], Heumen[15]
- Founder: Trajan[16]
- Flag: flag of Nijmegen[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Albany[18], Pskov[19], Suzhou[20]
- Coat of arms: second coat of arms of Nijmegen[21]
- Postal code: 6500–6546[22], 6663[23]
- Commons category: Nijmegen[24]
- Local dialing code: 0481[25], 024[26]
- Archives at: Regional Archives Nijmegen[27]
- Inception: January 1, 1230[28]
- Coordinate location: 51.8475, 5.8625[29]
- Significant event: Assault on Nijmegen[30], Bombing of Nijmegen[31], Operation Market Garden[32], Siege of Nijmegen[33], Siege of Nimègue[34]
- Official website: https://www.nijmegen.nl/[35], https://www.nijmegen.nl[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nijmegen[37]
- Commons gallery: Nijmegen[38]
- Work location: Nijmegen[39]
- Email address: mailto:gemeente@nijmegen.nl[40]
- Population: 172,063[41], 175,002[42], 173,556[43], 175,948[44], 176,731[45], 17,734[46], 21,182[47], 21,218[48], 21,641[49], 23,031[50], 24,971[51], 32,089[52], 42,756[53], 54,803[54]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Nijmegen include Nijmegen breakage syndrome[55], a developmental defect during embryogenesis[56] and 2495 Noviomagum[57], an asteroid[58].
Why It Matters
Nijmegen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Nijmegen is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for Nijmegen include Nijmegen breakage syndrome[55], a developmental defect during embryogenesis[56] and 2495 Noviomagum[57], an asteroid[58].