Nijmegen

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Nijmegen is a historic Dutch city near the German border that played a crucial strategic role during World War II, particularly in the Allied advance in 1944.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman settlement
city
municipality
areaCode 024
bombingBy USAAF (mistaken bombing, 1944)
borderedBy Berg en Dal
Heumen
Lent
Wijchen
climate temperate oceanic climate
country Netherlands
foundedBy Romans
governedBy municipal council of Nijmegen
hasBridge De Oversteek
Snelbinder (rail and cycle bridge)
Waalbrug
hasCityRightsSince before 1230
hasMayor Hubert Bruls
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1818
hasMuseum Nationaal Fietsmuseum Velorama
Valkhof Museum
hasNickname Havana aan de Waal (informal, political)
hasNotableEvent Nijmegen Four Days Marches since 1909
hasNotableStructure Stevenskerk (St. Steven’s Church)
Valkhof hill and ruins
Waag (Weighing House) on Grote Markt
hasPark Goffertpark
Kronenburgerpark
hasPopulation approximately 180000 (municipality, early 2020s)
over 175000 (city proper, early 2020s)
hasRailwayStation Nijmegen Dukenburg railway station
Nijmegen Heyendaal railway station
Nijmegen Lent railway station
Nijmegen railway station
hasUniversity HAN University of Applied Sciences (campus)
Radboud University Nijmegen
headOfGovernment mayor of Nijmegen
isOneOf oldest cities in the Netherlands
isPartOf Randstad-plus urban network (sometimes considered)
knownFor Four Days Marches (International Four Days Marches Nijmegen)
Nijmegen Summer Festival (Zomerfeesten)
Radboud University Medical Center
Roman and medieval archaeology
bridge over the Waal
historic city centre
language Dutch
liberatedIn September 1944
localDialect South Guelderish
locatedIn eastern Netherlands
province of Gelderland
linked to: Gelderland
locatedNear German border
locatedOn River Waal
linked to: Waal
mayorParty CDA (Christian Democratic Appeal)
partOf Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen
linked to: Gelderland
playedRoleIn Operation Market Garden
Second World War
linked to: World War II
postalCodeRange 6500–6547
RomanName Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum
sawBattle Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944)
strategicImportance control of bridges over the Waal
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
twinCity Albany, New York, United States
linked to: Albany

Gaziantep, Turkey
linked to: Gaziantep

Kraków, Poland
linked to: Kraków

Masaya, Nicaragua
Pskov, Russia
wasBombedOn 22 February 1944
wasObjectiveIn Allied advance in 1944

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Gelderland largestCity Nijmegen
Gelderland containsCity Nijmegen
Gelderland historicalCapital Nijmegen
Irish Guards battleHonour Nijmegen
Operation Garden location Nijmegen
Maas flowsThroughCity Nijmegen
Waal flowsThrough Nijmegen
Treaty of Nijmegen signedIn Nijmegen
Treaty of Nijmegen location Nijmegen
Utrecht Centraal connectsTo Nijmegen
Duchy of Guelders capital Nijmegen
Rijn passesThrough Nijmegen
Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum modernSuccessor city of Nijmegen
linked to: Nijmegen
Four Days Marches locatedIn Nijmegen
Four Days Marches organisedIn Nijmegen
Four Days Marches associatedWith city of Nijmegen
linked to: Nijmegen
Nijmegen Summer Festival locatedIn Nijmegen
Nijmegen Summer Festival city Nijmegen
Nijmegen Summer Festival takesPlaceInArea Nijmegen city centre
linked to: Nijmegen
Snelbinder (rail and cycle bridge) locatedInUrbanArea Nijmegen metropolitan area
linked to: Nijmegen
Nijmegen railway station serves city of Nijmegen
linked to: Nijmegen
Nijmegen railway station serves Nijmegen urban area
linked to: Nijmegen
Havana aan de Waal refersTo Nijmegen
Havana aan de Waal refersToCity Nijmegen
Valkhof hill and ruins city Nijmegen
A Bridge Too Far mainLocation Nijmegen
SBV Vitesse hasRival NEC Nijmegen
linked to: Nijmegen
Valkhof Museum locatedIn Nijmegen
Lent locatedIn Nijmegen
Lent partOf Nijmegen
Lent locatedNorthOf Nijmegen city centre
linked to: Nijmegen
Lent isSuburbOf Nijmegen
Berg en Dal locatedNear Nijmegen