Everything about Betuwe totally explained
Betuwe is an area in the
Netherlands in the province of
Gelderland. Tacitus knew it as
Insula Batavorum ("Island of the
Batavians," the
Germanic tribe from which the modern name is derived) and indeed it could be considered a large
river island, but nowadays it hardly ever is viewed as such (with the exception of the last months of
World War II (October 1944 - June 1945) when it became known as "Men's Island" or
"Manneneiland" due to the evacuation of all civilian population during
Operation Market Garden, leaving only soldiers behind). When the
Pannerdens Kanaal was dug between
1701 and
1709, the easternmost tip of the Betuwe (including the towns of
Pannerden and
Lobith) was cut off from the rest of the region.
The Betuwe is situated between the
Waal and
Rhine/
Lek rivers, surrounding the beautiful
Linge stream, and is famous for its
fruit production. The largest and most important city in the area is
Tiel.
In 1995, a large part of this area had to be evacuated because the rivers threatened to overflow. Fortunately this didn't happen, but it raised the debate again about whether to reinforce the
dikes or not.
A major freight
railroad, the
Betuweroute, passes through the Betuwe. It was opened in
2007 after many years of controversy.
Towns in the Betuwe are:
The Betuwe region is divided into 11
municipalities:
Overbetuwe,
Neder-Betuwe,
Lingewaard,
Arnhem (southern part),
Nijmegen (northern part),
Tiel,
Culemborg,
Neerijnen,
Geldermalsen,
Lingewaal &
Buren.
"De Betuwe" is also the name of a
jam factory in the town of
Tiel. The factory became famous because of its merchandise in which a figure called
Flipje was starring. Every object related to Flipje has become a collector's item in the
Netherlands.
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