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Groesbeek

Location municipality Groesbeek Image File history File links Groesbeek, from Dutch wikipedia Created by User:Mtcv, vrij te gebruiken = freely usable. ...

Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area
- Land
- Water		 44.12 km²
44.12 km²
0 km²
Population (2005)
- Density		 18,780
426/km²

Image:Ltspkr.pngGroesbeek is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area  - Total  - % water 2nd 5137 km²  ?% Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/km² Anthem Ons Gelderland For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see Guelders Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... The purpose of this page is to lay out our policies for handling sounds, and give people some useful information for handling sound files. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

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Description

Groesbeek is named after a small river called the Groes, which does not exist anymore. Hills and forests surround the town, and, because of this, Groesbeek was isolated in the past, with a close community and a strong dialect.


World War Two

During Operation Market Garden the 82nd Airborne Division landed near Groesbeek. In the subsequent fighting the town was nearly completely destroyed and inhabitants where evacuated. The National Liberation museum is based in Groesbeek on one of the landing sites of operation Market Garden, and there is also a canadian war cemetary. Combatants XXX Corps First Allied Airborne Army II SS Panzer Corps Army Group B First Parachute Army Commanders Montgomery von Rundstedt Strength 35,000 airborne, XXX Corps 20,000 (start of the battle) Casualties 18,000 casualties 13,000 casualties Operation Market Garden (September 17-September 25, 1944) was an... The 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army was formed originally as the 82nd Infantry Division on August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. ...


Modern Groesbeek

Today Groesbeek is well known in the Netherlands for its soccer teams, and despite having under 20,000 inhabitants, had three clubs playing at the highest amateur level (De Treffers, Germania and Archilles'29) for 2 seasons. There are alse 3 other football teams, and this is appearantly so unique it has been featured both on dutch national tv(NOS) and a big dutch magazine(Panorama). De Treffers is an amateur football club from Groesbeek, The Netherlands. ...


The town is also well known as the setting of the third day of the Nijmeegse Vierdaagse when walkers participating in this international event have to pass through the town and the surrounding hills. The International Four Day Marches Nijmegen (or Vierdaagse) is the largest marching event in the world. ...


Another thing Groesbeek is famous for is that it appearantly has the biggest parade in the netherlands on the sunday of the catholic carnaval. Because of it's huge success places are now going to be limited as the parade is getting too big.


In the Area

The town has three notable museums: the Africa Museum, the National Liberation Museum and the Bible Open Air Museum. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial is located about three kilometers north of the town. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial (French:Le Cemitière de Guerre Canadien Groesbeek) is located about three kilometers north of the village of Groesbeek, Netherlands. ...


Population centres

  • Berg en Dal
  • Breedeweg
  • De Horst
  • Groesbeek
  • Heilig Landstichting

External links

  • Official Website
  • Groesbeek a beautiful small tourist village- Website made by Michel Janssen


 
Gelderland Province

Aalten | Apeldoorn | Arnhem | Barneveld | Berkelland | Beuningen | Brummen | Bronckhorst | Buren | Culemborg | Doesburg | Doetinchem | Druten | Duiven | Ede | Elburg | Epe | Ermelo | Geldermalsen | Groesbeek | Harderwijk | Hattem | Heerde | Heumen | Lingewaal | Lingewaard | Lochem | Maasdriel | Millingen aan de Rijn | Montferland | Neder-Betuwe | Neerijnen | Nijkerk | Nijmegen | Nunspeet | Oldebroek | Oost Gelre | Oude IJsselstreek | Overbetuwe | Putten | Renkum | Rheden | Rijnwaarden | Rozendaal | Scherpenzeel | Tiel | Ubbergen | Voorst | Wageningen | West Maas en Waal | Westervoort | Wijchen | Winterswijk | Zaltbommel | Zevenaar | Zutphen Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area  - Total  - % water 2nd 5137 km²  ?% Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/km² Anthem Ons Gelderland For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see Guelders Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern... Image File history File links Gelderland-Flag. ... Aalten is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Apeldoorn ( â–¶ (help· info)) is a municipality and a town in in the province of Gelderland, about 26,5 miles east of Amersfoort, in central Netherlands. ... Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland province. ... Barneveld is a town and municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. ... From January 1, 2005, Berkelland is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. ... Beuningen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Brummen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Bronckhorst is the name of a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. ... Buren is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands and is strongly linked to the royal family. ... Culemborg is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Doesburg is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Doetinchem (Low Saxon: Deutekem) is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. ... Druten is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Duiven is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Ede is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Elburg is a municipality and a city in eastern Netherlands. ... Epe is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Ermelo is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. ... Geldermalsen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Harderwijk is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Hattem is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Heerde is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Heumen is a municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands. ... Lingewaal is a municipality in the middle of the Netherlands. ... Lingewaard is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Lochem is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Maasdriel is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. ... Millingen aan de Rijn is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Montferland is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. ... Neder-Betuwe (until 2003 called Kesteren) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Neerijnen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Nijkerk is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. ... Nijmegen (Zuid-Gelders: Nèhméége) (obsolete spellings: Nijmwegen, Nymegen, Nieumeghen — known in German as Nimwegen, French as Nimègue, and Spanish as Nimega) is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the German border. ... Nunspeet is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Oldebroek is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Oost Gelre is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Oude IJsselstreek is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Overbetuwe is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the eastern Netherlands. ... Putten ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a town in the middle Netherlands. ... Renkum is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Rheden is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Rijnwaarden is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Rozendaal is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... This article is about the town in Gelderland. ... Tiel is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. ... Ubbergen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Voorst is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Wageningen is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. ... West Maas en Waal is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Westervoort is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Wijchen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Winterswijk is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Zaltbommel is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Zevenaar is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Zutphen (old alternate spelling: Zutfen) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands on the right bank of the IJssel at the influx of the Berkel, and a junction station 29 km by rail N.N.E. of Arnhem. ...

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Groesbeek War Cemetery (473 words)
Within the cemetery stands the Groesbeek Memorial, which commemorates by name more than 1,000 members of the Commonwealth land forces who died during the campaign in north-west Europe between the time of crossing the Seine at the end of August 1944 and the end of the war in Europe, and whose graves are not known.
Groesbeek is located 10 kilometers south east of the town of Nijmegen and close to the German frontier.
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is 3 kilometers north of the village and 1.5 kilometer east of the main road to Nijmegen.
GROESBEEK (278 words)
Groesbeek is located 10 km south east of the town of Nijmegen and close to the German frontier.
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is 3 km north of the village and 1.5 km east of the main road to Nijmegen.
Within the cemetery is the Groesbeek Memorial, which commemorates by name those members of the Commonwealth land forces who died during the campaign in North-West Europe between the time of crossing the Seine at the end of August 1944, and the end of the war in Europe.
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