- Kesteren
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caption = The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Kesteren in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe.Kesteren (coord|51|56|N|5|34|E|type:city(4069)) is a town in the Dutch province of
Gelderland . It is a part of the municipality ofNeder-Betuwe , and lies about 8 km southwest ofWageningen .Kesteren was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with
Dodewaard andEchteld . The new municipality was first called "Kesteren", but changed its name toNeder-Betuwe in 2003. [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ]In 2001, the town of Kesteren had 4069 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.95 km², and contained 1330 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001"] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Kesteren", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5020.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]References
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/ge/kesteren1.html Map of the former municipality in 1868]
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