Betuwe

The Betuwe is a natural area of the Netherlands, located in the province of Gueldre.

Geography

Betuwe is located between the two principal arms of the the Rhine; it is bordered by the Waal in the south and by the the Rhine lower and the Lek than north. It is crossed of is in west by the Linge. The principal city of Betuwe is Tiel; the two other cities are Culemborg and Geldermalsen.

Betuwe is primarily known for its horticultural activities, in particular the culture of Fruit S (Pomme S, Poire S and Cerise S). The geological composition is very favorable to this culture: from time immemorial, the area was surrounded and traversed by many rivers, whose old beds and the old banks lend themselves remarkably well to the horticulture.

History

To the Roman epoch, the Limes passed along the the lower Rhine and from the Vieux the Rhine, and the northern border of Betuwe corresponded to him. Thus, of many sites of Betuwe were the subject of Fouille S and discovered archaeological. With Elst, for example, one found the traces of three Temple S Romans. At the time, it was called insula Batavorum term which designated thereafter the indigenous Germanic people of the Bataves.

According to certain historians, Betuwe would be also the cradle of the Francs saliens which, after being itself mixed with the Batavians, would have been constrained to leave the places following advanced Saxons in the middle of IVe century.

To the the Middle Ages and the 16th century, most of Betuwe belonged to the Quartier of Nimègue, the southernmost part of the Duché of Gueldre.

January 31st, 1995, 140.000 people were evacuated during five days, following an increased risk of Inondation S, because of a dangerous rise of the water level of the Meuse and Waal.

Source

Nds-nl: Betuwe

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