Arnhem

Arnhem
	City
Arnhem
	niderl. Arnhem
A country	Netherlands
Provinces	Gelderland
Burgomaster	Pauline Crickke
History and Geography
Based
First mention	893 year
City with	1233
Square	101.53 km²
Center height
Timezone	UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2
Population
Population	149,272 people ( 2012 )
Density	1521 people / km²
Katoykonim	Arneman, Arneman
Digital identifiers
Telephone code	+31 26
Postal codes	6800 - 6846
	arnhem.nl

Arnhem ^[2] ( Dutch: Arnhem , IPA : [ˈɑrnɛm] ) - a community and city in the east of the Netherlands , stands on the Rhine , the administrative center of the province of Gelderland . The first mention of the city dates back to 893 under the name Oppidium Arnoldi Villa . In the XIX century, due to its picturesqueness, it became a fashionable resort city. Rich people from former sugar barons or planters who came from overseas colonies began to settle in it.

Content

Community Structure

The community of Arnhem consists of the city of Arnhem, its suburbs and villages:

Elden ( Netherlands. Elden , village)
Elderveld ( niderl. Elderveld )
Malbürgen ( Dutch: Malburgen )
Rikerswurd ( netherlands . Rijkerswoerd )
Scharsbergen ( Dutch Schaarsbergen )
Schuytgraf ( Netherlands. Schuytgraaf )

History

Arnhem, 1840

Arnhem was first mentioned in 893 under the name Oppidium Arnoldi Villa . The foundation of the city can be considered the year 1233 , when Otton II , Count of Geldern from Zutphen granted Arnhem city privileges.

Arnhem joined the Hanseatic League in 1443. In 1473 he was captured by the Duke of Burgundy, Charles I the Bald.

In 1514, Charles of Egmont , Duke of Geldern , recaptured the city from Burgundy; in 1543 he passed to Emperor Charles V.

Arnhem entered the Union of Utrecht in 1579 and became part of the Republic of the seven united provinces of the Netherlands in 1585.

France captured the city in 1672–1674 and in 1795–1813. At the beginning of the 19th century, the former city fortifications were almost completely demolished so that the city could expand.

In the 19th century, it became a fashionable resort town famous for its picturesqueness. Here, as in The Hague , rich people from former "sugar barons" or planters who came from overseas colonies settled. Even now, the city is famous for its parks and green spaces.

In September 1944, during the operation “Market Garden”, a large Anglo-American landing was landed here and during the Dutch operation the city became the site of fierce fighting.

Sport

A professional football club Vitess is based in the city and holds matches at the Gelred stadium , which seats 32.5 thousand spectators.

In 1980, the city hosted the Paralympic Games .

Twin Cities

Hera , Germany
Croydon, UK
Coventry , UK
Villa El Salvador, Peru
Hradec Kralove , Czech Republic
Wuhan , China
Kimberly , South Africa

Famous People

Location of the community on a map of the Netherlands.

A physicist, Nobel laureate Hendrik Lorenz was born in Arnhem;
American actress Audrey Hepburn studied at the Arnhem Conservatory in 1939 - 1945 ;
The graphic artist Maurits Escher moved to Arnhem when he was 5 years old and spent most of his youth there;
Jan Janson (born) - the famous Dutch cartographer of the XVI-XVII centuries;
Karin Abma - Dutch athlete, rower. Prizewinner of the 1977 World Championship in rowing.

Interesting Facts

Qlimax Electronic Music Festival is held annually in Arnhem at Gelredome Stadium;
In 1983, the international organization Loesje was founded in Arnhem;
Arnhem is the only city in the Netherlands where trolleybuses go (see ). The trolleybus system has been operating since 1949.
In the zoo of the city of Arnhem Burgers Zoo , the lion Leo , who has been the logo of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer company since 1957, was born.

Images

John Frost Bridge
Arnhem today

Notes

↑ Gorodetskaya I.L., Levashov E.A. Arnhem // Russian names of inhabitants: Dictionary. - M .: AST , 2003 .-- S. 33. - 363 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-17-016914-0 .
↑ Arnhem // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 26.

Literature

Arnheim, city // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

Links

arnhem.nl (nid.) - Arnhem official site

[этнохороним-1] Gorodetskaya I.L., Levashov E.A. Arnhem // Russian names of inhabitants: Dictionary. - M .: AST , 2003 .-- S. 33. - 363 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-17-016914-0 .

[2] Arnhem // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 26.