Arnhem
Arnhem (in Low-Saxon: Ernem , in German Arnheim ) is the capital of the province of Gueldre, in the east of the Netherlands. Arnhem is located on the the lower Rhine. This province counts 1 966 955 inhabitants on a surface of 5 156 square kilometers. It is today known to be the place of reception of one of the more universities of mode. This prestigious school, inter alia, formed of the creators such viktor and rolf.
Arnhem counts 142 634 inhabitants (agglomeration " Arnhem-Nijmegen" 722.181), at January 1st 2007, and belonged to the 10 most important cities of the Netherlands. KAN. -->
History
Arnhem, in Latin Arnoldi villa , is not built on banks of the Rhine, but on a higher place close to the brook, the Jansbeek. It accepted its statutes of city in 1233 of the hands of Otton II of Gueldre, count de Gueldre and of Zutphen. naked Duivelshuis dat deel uitmaakt van het gemeentehuis. -->
It was taken by Louis XIV in 1672. Utrecht/Zutphen zich splitste. Zeven sprengbeken voorzagen of stad van toilets, in step toen of loop van of round Rijn 1500 door of Arnhemmers verlegd werd kwam Arnhem aan of rivier you liggen. Of stad groeide in had in 15de eeuw zo' N 4000 inwoners; er kwamen een muur in torens om of stad you verdedigen. -->
Parkstad opgeleverd. -->
The city underwent many devastations at the time of the Second world war. The battles of Arnhem, in September 1944, is the tragic history Polish and British parachutists released behind the German lines in order to seize the bridge on the Rhine renamed since bridge " John Frost " in homage to the British officer who directed the operation to Arnhem; in language Dutch E exists since then an expression een brug you worm (a bridge too far) which exists also in German in a translated form. John Frost wist of brug you veroveren, maar het Britse Tweede Light liet you Lang COp zich wachten, in Slag om Arnhem werd verloren. De Duitsers waren doodsbang voor een herhaling, in COp 24 september werden of 95 duizend inwoners van Arnhem gedwongen hun stad you verlaten. Toen zij Na of oorlog terugkeerden, bleek of stad vernield in geplunderd you zijn. Veel gebouwen in het historisch stadscentrum, waaronder of Eusebiuskerk, lagen in puin. -->
1978 omgedoopt in John Frost brug . Een Plate COp of brug herinnert aan of strijd. -->
Arnhem is the last city of the Netherlands to have a system of Trolleybus for its public transport.
Statistical data
Districts of Arnhem
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Park business
Park puts daarin allerlei bedrijven. Known as zijn veelal energiebedrijven, het hoofdkantoor van of KEMA is yesterday gevestigd, maar ook het hoofdkantoor van Essent in TenneT. Ook Nuon heeft een vestiging COp het Park Business. -->
Arnhem is the third city of the Netherlands to have received its park of activity.
Museums and places interesting to visit
- Burgers Zoo (Schelmseweg 85)
- Nederlands Openluchtmuseum (museum of outdoor) (Schelmseweg 89)
- Nederlands Watermuseum (Dutch museum of the Water) (Zijpendaalseweg 26 - 28)
- Museum voor Modern Kunst Arnhem (museum of modern art of Arnhem) (Utrechtseweg 87)
- Eusebiuskerk (a church) (Kerkplein 1)
- Park Sonsbeek (Sonsbeeksingel, Zijpendaalseweg)
- Park in Kasteel Zijpendaal (park and castle) (Zijpendaalseweg)
- 39 historical cellars of XIIIe, XIVe and XVe century (Rijnstraat)
- Bronbeek (Velperweg 147)
- Arnhems Oorlogsmuseum 40-45 (museum of the Second world war) (Kemperbergerweg 780)
Personalities related to Arnhem
- Marion Bloem, writer
- Hetty Blok, cabaretière, actress and singer
- Edmond Classen
- Johnny van Doorn (pseudonym: Johnny the Selfkicker), poet
- Audrey Hepburn
- Hendrik Lorentz, mathematician and physicist
- Michael Florent van Langren, cosmographer born in Arnhem
- Anton Sminck Pitloo, painter born in Arnhem
- Antonie Kamerling, actor and singer
- Victor Marijnen, ex-first minister
- Willem van of Sande Bakhuyzen, director
- Peter Verstraaten
- Linda Wagenmakers, actress and singer
- Hans van Zeeland, international and trainer of waterpolo
Sport
- the Speed Arnhem is the principal club of Football of the city. It evolves/moves with the Gelredome (of a capacity of 29.600 places).
- the championships of Europe 2001 of Saut of obstacles proceeded with Arnhem
Twinnings
- Managed - Germany
- Croydon - English
- Villa el El Salvador - Peru
- Hradec Králové - Czech Republic
- Kimberley - South Africa
External bonds
- Arnhemcam
- official site of Dutch Arnhem
- official site of German Arnhem
- official site of English Arnhem
- more than 3500 photographs of Arnhem
- arnhem.pagina.nl ¿ perso page?
- Arnhem on Wiki of the Dutchmen
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