Nijmegen

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Nijmegen

Total population

176,731

Founded

1230

Air quality index

57Moderate

Elevation29 m

Land area57.53 km²

Coordinates51.85°, 5.86°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Nijmegen is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and the first to be recognized as such in Roman times. In 2005, it celebrated 2,000 years of existence.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

B

Bas van Bemmelen

Dutch volleyball player

Bram Nuytinck

Dutch footballer

Frans Thijssen

Dutch association football manager and former player

P

Petrus van den Heuij

Dutch politician (1881-1915)

A

Abel Walraven

Dutch football player

M

Manon Bosch

Dutch football player

Ruud Bosch

badminton player

Johannes van 't Lindenhout

author of Zes weken tusschen de wielen (1836–1918)

D

Djarmelza van Putten

Dutch football player

P

Pieter Kortekaas

Dutch sculptor (born 1943)

M

Marije Tolman

Dutch illustrator (born 1976)

Thijs Hendriks

Dutch footballer

J

Jan Klabbers

Dutch legal scholar

S

Steven Coertse van Voorhees

husband of Marretje van Couwenhoven

Wisse Alfred Pierre Smit

Dutch poet and academic (1903–1986)

Daan Paau

Dutch footballer

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

Nearby places in Gelderland

• Lent
  1.2 mi away · pop. 10,140
• Ubbergen
  1.7 mi away · pop. 486
• Weurt
  2.2 mi away · pop. 2,479
• Heilig Landstichting
  2.4 mi away · pop. 804
• Berg en Dal
  2.4 mi away · pop. 2,448
• Oosterhout
  2.7 mi away · pop. 2,353
• Beek
  2.9 mi away · pop. 3,653
• Ooij
  3.2 mi away · pop. 2,416
• Haalderen
  3.8 mi away · pop. 2,023
• Beuningen
  4.2 mi away · pop. 17,210
• Slijk-Ewijk
  4.2 mi away · pop. 484
• Malden
  4.7 mi away · pop. 11,625

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 Nijmegen

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Tanbark Borer

Phymatodes testaceus

Seen 2026-06-25

Least Carpet

Idaea rusticata

Seen 2026-06-25

Small Red Damselfly

Ceriagrion tenellum

Seen 2026-06-25

Broad Centurion Fly

Chloromyia formosa

Seen 2026-06-25

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-06-25

Azure Damselfly

Coenagrion puella

Seen 2026-06-25

Eutolmus rufibarbis

Eutolmus rufibarbis

Seen 2026-06-25

hypericum pot beetle

Cryptocephalus moraei

Seen 2026-06-25

Acantholyda hieroglyphica

Acantholyda hieroglyphica

Seen 2026-06-25

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

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Nijmegen, sourced from Wikidata.

• 2025 Zevenheuvelenloop

  recurring event edition

  2025 athletics race at Nijmegen, Netherlands

  Jan 1, 2025
• 2022 Zevenheuvelenloop

  sporting event

  2022 athletics race at Nijmegen, Netherlands

  Nov 20, 2022
• Grondfest 2022

  recurring event edition

  first edition of the Grondfest festival in Nijmegen, Netherlands

  Sep 30, 2022
• Nijmeegse Vierdaagse 2021

  recurring event edition

  yearly four days marching event in the Netherlands, has been canceled in 2021 due to corona pandemic

  Jan 1, 2021
• 2002 European Conference on Science and Theology

  recurring event edition

  conference on theology and science in 2002

  Jan 1, 2002
• flag parade of the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen

  event

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Nijmegen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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