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Lingewaal
Former windmill in Herwijnen
Former windmill in Herwijnen
Flag of Lingewaal
Flag
Coat of arms of Lingewaal
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Lingewaal in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality West Betuwe
Established 1 January 1986
Merged 2019
Area
 • Total 54.49 km2 (21.04 sq mi)
 • Land 50.44 km2 (19.47 sq mi)
 • Water 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 11,033
 • Density 219/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 4100 and 4200 ranges
Area code 0183, 0345, 0418

Lingewaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌlɪŋəˈʋaːl]) is a former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

On 1 January 2019, the municipality merged with Geldermalsen and Neerijnen to form the new municipality of West Betuwe.

History

The municipality was formed in 1986 from the former municipalities of Asperen, Heukelum, Herwijnen, Spijk and Vuren, with the exception of Dalem, which was included in the municipality of Gorinchem. Immediately after the merger, the municipality was briefly called Vuren, after the village of the same name. On January 1, 2019, the municipality of Lingewaal merged with Neerijnen and Geldermalsen into the merged municipality of West Betuwe.

Population centres

  • Asperen
  • Herwijnen
  • Heukelum
  • Spijk
  • Vuren

Topography

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Lingewaal, June 2015

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