Elst, Gelderland

Elst is a village in the municipality of Overbetuwe in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is situated in the Betuwe, between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem. Elst has 21,447 inhabitants.[1]

Elst
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°54′56″N 5°50′16″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Overbetuwe
Population  (2012)	21.447[1]

Elst is known for its Roman temples, which are situated under the Saint Werenfried church. Elst was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Overbetuwe.[2]

H. J. Heinz Company's sauce factory for the European market is located south of the town centre.

Elstar is an apple cultivar that was developed in Elst in the 1950s.

Saint-Martin Church in Elst

Education

Elst is home to three high schools: Het Westeraam, Lyceum and Over Betuwe College Elst (OBC Elst).

Sports

There are several sports clubs in Elst, including:

• Spero (Football)
• BCE (badminton)
• Elistha (Football)
• ETV (tennis)
• EZ & PC (swimming)
• Gaviiformes (scuba diving)
• Gemini (Volleyball)
• HCOB (field hockey)
• Unlimited (basketball)
• Budo vereniging (martial arts)

the Linge near Elst

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  near Elst, the Linge on an autumn morning
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  Elst, the Linge from the bridge (the Welsh Guardsbrug)
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  Elst, view to the Linge in the autu
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  Elst, railway crossing Eerste Weteringswal at Brug De Oude Tol
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  Elst, the Linge near the rail road crossing
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  Elst, the Linge near the 1e Weteringswal
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  near Elst, the Linge in the fog near Romeins Lint Oost
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  near Elst, the Linge from the bridge (the Raaijebrug) in the fog
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  Elst, the Linge near the bridge (the Raaijebrug)
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  Elst, the Linge from the bridge (the Langstraatbrug)

People born in Elst

• Frits Kuipers (1899–1943), footballer
• Pierre Kartner (born 1935), singer and composer
• Paul Kuypers (1939–1971), agricultural scientist
• Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (born 1981), footballer
• Henk "Henkie" Leeuwis (born 1946), singer
• Dirk Proper (born 2002), footballer
• Peter J. Williamson (born 1823), architect (Vanderbilt University), American Civil War adjutant to General William T. Sherman
• Jan Zwartkruis (1925-2013), footballer

Transportation

• Elst railway station

References

1. overbetuwe.nl Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Elst". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.