Gendt

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Gendt

Total population

7,200

Land area12.64 km²

Coordinates51.88°, 5.97°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gendt is a small city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region, and is part of the municipality of Lingewaard. Gendt is situated along the rivers Waal and Linge. It has a population of 7,230.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Daphne Deckers

Dutch host, writer and actress (born 1968)

Jasper Cillessen

Dutch association football player (born 1989)

Theo Bos

association football manager and former player (1965-2013)

Henry VI

Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197

Sieneke

Dutch singer

Joris Ivens

Dutch filmmaker (1898-1989)

Æneas Mackay

Dutch politician (1838–1909)

Eddie Van Halen

Dutch-American rock guitarist (1955–2020)

Maya Hakvoort

Dutch actress

Robert-Jan Derksen

professional golfer

Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff

Dutch physicist (1759-1840)

Otto Marseus van Schrieck

painter from the Northern Netherlands (1619–1678)

Kamiel Maase

Dutch distance runner

Rutger Worm

Dutch footballer

M

Marcel Boekhoorn

Dutch businessman

Marinus van der Goes van Naters

Dutch noble (1900-2005)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Gelderland

• Doornenburg
  1.5 mi away · pop. 2,727
• Haalderen
  1.9 mi away · pop. 2,023
• Kekerdom
  2 mi away · pop. 490
• Leuth
  3 mi away · pop. 1,666
• Loo
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,085
• Ubbergen
  4.2 mi away · pop. 486
• Oud-Zevenaar
  5.3 mi away · pop. 585
• De Eng
  5.5 mi away
• Herwen
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,005
• Tolkamer
  5.9 mi away · pop. 2,786
• Babberich
  6.3 mi away · pop. 1,854
• De Horst
  7.3 mi away · pop. 1,225

Browse all places in Gelderland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gendt

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-10-02

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-10-01

European beech

Fagus sylvatica

Seen 2026-10-01

Twin-Spot Centurion Fly

Sargus bipunctatus

Seen 2026-10-01

Common Globetail

Sphaerophoria scripta

Seen 2026-09-30

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-30

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-30

European Crane Fly

Tipula paludosa

Seen 2026-09-30

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers