Haalderen

Haalderen is a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is located in the Betuwe region, between the rivers Waal and Linge.[1] The village is part of the municipality of Lingewaard.[2] It has a population of 2,061 (as of 1 January 2020).

Haalderen
Village
The church of Haalderen
Haalderen
Coordinates: 51°53′12″N 5°55′48″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Lingewaard
Area
• Total	2.55 km^2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,061
• Density	810/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Haaldernaar

Landscape

Haalderen generally contains fertile soils that lie on nutrient-rich river deposits. In the southwest of Haalderen there are floodplains of the Waal. Due to several levee breaches in the past, tree kolks (called Grote Kolk, Kleine Kolk and Groene Kolk) are still clearly visible in the current landscape of Haalderen. There is also a kolk lake in the border area of Haalderen and Bemmel (called Ronduit).

Education

The village has one primary school: De Wieling. It has about 250 pupils.

Notable residents

Notable people from Haalderen include:

• Joop Puntman (1934–2013), a Dutch ceramist and sculptor[3]

Photo gallery

• 
  War memorial
• 
  The church
• 
  Deer Park Haalderen
• 
  The Linge river
• 
  Haalderense Bos

References

1. "Haalderen Map – Netherlands Google Satellite Maps". Maplandia.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
2. "Haalderen (Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands)". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
3. "Joop Puntman Biographical Data". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 5 July 2015.