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Beuningen

Beuningen
Municipality
Beuningen town hall
Beuningen town hall
Flag of Beuningen
Flag
Highlighted position of Beuningen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°E / 51.867; 5.783Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°E / 51.867; 5.783
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Carol van Eert (PvdA)
Area
 • Total 47.09 km2 (18.18 sq mi)
 • Land 43.70 km2 (16.87 sq mi)
 • Water 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
Population (February 2017)
 • Total 25,267
 • Density 578/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Beuninger
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 6550–6551, 6640–6645
Area code 024, 0487
Website www.beuningen.nl

Beuningen (About this sound pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands close to the city of Nijmegen. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) to the north lies the river Waal

Beuningen lies in the armpit of the A73 (Nijmegen-Venlo, on the south side) and A50 (Zwolle-Eindhoven, in the west) motorway interchange. In the north it borders the river Waal and Nijmegen in the east. Beuningen had a population of 25,267 in 2017. There is a restored windmill in the town, De Haag.

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Beuningen, June 2015.


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