Lent, Gelderland
Neighbourhood and former village in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Lent (Dutch pronunciation: [lɛnt]) is a 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.
Lent | |
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Neighbourhood and former village | |
Church of Lent | |
  Lent Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands  Lent Lent (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°52′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Nijmegen |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 11,630 |
| • Density | 1,620/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6663[1] |
| Dialing code | 024 |
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
