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Lent, Gelderland

Neighbourhood and former village in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

51°52′N 5°52′E / 51.867°N 5.867°E / 51.867; 5.867CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityNijmegenArea

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• Total7.18 km² (2.77 sq mi)Elevation

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10 m (30 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total11,630 • Density1,600/km² (4,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6663^[1]

Dialing code024

Lent is a neighbourhood of Nijmegen and former village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Nijmegen, about 2 km north of that city, on the north bank of the Waal river.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1196 as in Lente. The etymology is unclear.^[3]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1329. The tower was added in 1886.^[4] Lent was home to 1,171 people in 1840.^[4]

Lent was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Elst.^[5] In 1998, it was merged into Nijmegen. The population at the time of merger was about 3,000 people, however it almost quadrupled in 20 years due to neighbourhoods being built in Lent.^[4]

Gallery

Lent, church: the Maria Geboortekerk
School in Lent
Village view
New neighbourhood

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6961AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Lent - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lent". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.