Neerijnen
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Neerijnen is a municipalityMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a town in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is about 35 km south of Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
and some 15 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Population centres
EstEst (Netherlands)
Est is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 8 km west of Tiel.In 2001, the town of Est had 600+ inhabitants...
, Haaften
Haaften
Haaften is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 25 km south of Utrecht.Haaften was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen....
, Heesselt
Heesselt
Heesselt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 10 km southwest of Tiel.The village Heesselt has a population of around 200....
, Hellouw
Hellouw
Hellouw is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen and lies about 14 km east of Gorinchem.In 2001 the village of Hellouw had 482 inhabitants...
, Neerijnen, Ophemert
Ophemert
Ophemert is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 5 km south of Tiel.Ophemert was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen....
, Opijnen
Opijnen
Opijnen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 10 km southwest of Tiel.Opijnen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it changed its name to Est en Opijnen....
, Tuil
Tuil
Tuil is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 14 km west of Tiel.In 2001, the town of Tuil had 388 inhabitants...
, Varik
Varik
Varik is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 8 km south of Tiel.Varik was a separate municipality until 1978, when it became a part of Neerijnen....
and Waardenburg
Waardenburg
Waardenburg is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 13 km west of Tiel.Waardenburg was a separate municipality until 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen....
.