Rozendaal
Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands
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Rozendaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːzə(n)daːl] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town, next to Arnhem and Velp, is known for the Rozendaal Castle (Kasteel Rosendael) and its water fountain follies (bedriegertjes).
Rozendaal | |
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Rozendaal Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 52°0′N 5°58′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ester Weststeijn |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.92 km2 (10.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.90 km2 (10.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 1,726 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6891 |
| Area code | 026 |
| Website | www |
The municipality is the least densely populated on the mainland of the Netherlands, i.e., in effect, not on one of the West Frisian Islands. Rozendaal is one of the richest municipalities in the Netherlands.[5]
Population centres
- Imbosch
- Rozendaal
- Terlet
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Rozendaal, June 2015
Notable people
- Petrus Augustus de Génestet (1829 – 1861 in Rozendaal) a Dutch poet and theologian
Gallery
Tower of castle Rozendaal
The Salvation Army Hospice Rozenheuvel at Rozendaal
Theehuis, Rozendaal Park
Kasteel Rosendael seen from one of the ponds
Rozendaals Veld near the Brandtoren
The bedriegertjes in the Rozendaal Castle parks
The schelpengalerij (shell gallery) in the Rozendaal Castle parks
The town hall of the Rozendaal Municipality
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