Editing Gendt

{{Distinguish|Ghent}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name               = Gendt
|settlement_type    = [[City]]
|subdivision_type   = Country
|subdivision_name   = [[Netherlands]]
|subdivision_type1  = Province
|subdivision_name1  = [[Gelderland]]
|subdivision_type2  = Municipality
|subdivision_name2  = [[Lingewaard]]
|image_shield       = Gendt wapen.svg
|image_flag         = Gendt vlag.svg
|area_total_km2           = 12.64
|population               = 7,230<ref name=Lingewaard.nl />
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_density_km2   =
|coordinates        = {{coord|51|52|37|N|5|58|21|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| population_demonym      = Gendtenaar
| website                 = [http://groetenuitgendt.eu/ groetenuitgendt.eu]
}}
[[File:Church of Gendt.jpg|thumb|The [[Reformation|Reformed]] [[Church (building)|church]] of Gendt|right|280px]]
'''Gendt''' is a small [[city]] with [[city rights in the Low Countries|city rights]] in the [[Netherlands]], in the [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[Gelderland]]. The town is located in the [[Betuwe]] region, and is part of the [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] of [[Lingewaard]]. Gendt is situated along the rivers [[Waal (river)|Waal]] and [[Linge]]. It has a population of 7,230 (<small>as of 1 January 2020</small>).<ref name=Lingewaard.nl>{{cite web |url= https://www.lingewaard.nl/feiten-en-cijfers|title= Feiten en cijfers|website= Lingewaard.nl|language=nl |date= 1 January 2020}}</ref>

==History==
In [[1233]] Gendt received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] from [[Otto II, Count of Guelders]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mijngelderland.nl/inhoud/canons/lingewaard/handel-en-steden|title= Handel en Steden, 1200–1400|website= MijnGelderland| language=nl |date= }}</ref> At the time, the town was known for its castles: [[Poelwijk Castle]] and Hof Gendt. Gendt was previously an independent [[municipality]], but merged with [[Huissen]] and [[Bemmel]] in 2001, to form [[Lingewaard]].

==Annual festivals==
Notable annual [[festival]]s in Gendt include:
* Cherry Festival of Gendt ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Gendste Kersenfeest''), an annual festival in Gendt, at the end of June (since [[1938]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.omroeplingewaard.nl/kersenfeesten-in-gendt/|title= Kersenfeesten in Gendt|website= Omroep Lingewaard|language=nl |date= 30 June 2019}}</ref>
* Gendt funfair ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Gendste kermis''), an annual festival in Gendt, at the weekend before the last Tuesday of [[August]]

==Notable residents==
Notable people who were born, have lived or are living in Gendt include: 
* [[Stijn Schaars]] (born 1984), a Dutch former [[football player]] with over 300 club [[Cap (sport)|caps]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.gelderlander.nl/lingewaard/stijn-schaars-terug-in-de-betuwe-denk-niet-dat-vitesse-nu-wel-op-mij-zit-te-wachten~abd64401/|title= Stijn Schaars terug in de Betuwe|website= [[De Gelderlander]]|language=nl |date= 8 February 2019}}</ref>
* [[Mirjam Melchers]] (born 1975), a Dutch former [[racing cyclist]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.gelderlander.nl/overig/mirjam-melchers-stopt-met-crossen~a140b1a2/|title= Mirjam Melchers stopt met crossen|website= [[De Gelderlander]]|language=nl |date= 12 November 2009}}</ref>

==Twinned towns==
Gendt is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with:
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Kalkar]] ([[Germany]])

==Photo gallery==
<gallery>
Gendt, straatzicht de Dorpsstraat foto2 2012-04-16 12.52.jpg|[[Main street]] of Gendt
Gendt (Lingewaard) voorm. gemeentehuis.JPG|The former [[town hall]]
Gendt (Lingewaard) basisschool de Tichelaar.JPG|IKC 'De Tichelaar' ([[primary school]])
Kommerdijk, Gendt.jpg|Old gateway to the estate of Hagevoort
Uiterwaarden, Gendt.jpg|River forelands of the [[Waal (river)|Waal]] river
Gendt, de Linge bij een stuw IMG 2583 2019-09-21 10.51.jpg|The [[Linge]] near Flieren (a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Gendt)
Gendt (Lingewaard) sculptuur gans.JPG|[[Sculpture]] 'The Gent' (known as town [[symbol]])
Gendt (Lingewaard) RK kerk St. Martinus voorgevel.JPG|Former [[Catholic]] [[Church (building)|church]] 'Saint Martinus'<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.gelderlander.nl/lingewaard/de-heilige-martinus-van-gendt-is-zijn-vleugels-al-kwijt~abed4dd5/|title= De Heilige Martinus van Gendt is zijn vleugels al kwijt|website= [[De Gelderlander]]|language=nl |date= 14 May 2019}}</ref>
Gendt (Lingewaard) sculpture De Vlam, Jan van IJzendoorn 1990.JPG|[[Monument]] 'The Flame' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''De Vlam'')
Gendt Rijksmonument 16076 rechter wapenleeuw voorm. gemeentehuis.JPG|Town hall [[Lion (heraldry)|lion guardian]] with [[coat of arms]]
Gendt (Lingewaard) oorlogsmonument.JPG|[[War memorial]] at the Pastoor Pelgrömlaan
Gendt (Lingewaard) sculptuur de Draagster van Morgen 1993.JPG|Sculpture ''De Draagster van Morgen''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://standbeelden.vanderkrogt.net/object.php?record=GL26am|title= De Draagster van Morgen|website= Mens & Dier in Steen & Brons|language=nl |date= 2 October 2019}}</ref>
Gendt (Lingewaard) sculptuur van twee paarden.JPG|Sculpture 'Two Horses' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Twee Paarden'')
Gendt (Lingewaard) wegkruis in Flieren.JPG|[[Wayside cross]] with a blooming [[black elder]]
Waalbandijk grenspaal 00 Gendt Rijksmonument 16082.JPG|[[Boundary marker]] along the road on the Waaldijk
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Gendt}}
* [http://groetenuitgendt.eu/ Groeten uit Gendt] Local news website of Gendt

{{Dutch municipality Lingewaard}}
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[[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001]]
[[Category:Populated places in Gelderland]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Gelderland]]
[[Category:Lingewaard]]