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Though only 50 years old, the romanic styl of the Saint Martinus church in Gendt might make you believe that it is older. The large building, centre of the Saint Martinus "parochie" (church society), is the main operating church within the Roman Catholic oriented Gendt. As most significant building, I just had to mention it here.
Updated Mar 22, 2005
Website: http://www.homepages.hetnet.nl/~par-gendt/
In the 13th century there was a noble family Van Poelwijck, that had land here and built a castle. In the 15th century already the possession were handed over to the Collart family after which it went over to the Van Wely's. Then again the Van Poelwijck's enjoyed the land and castle here, but not that long as after them again one by the other rich family lived in the mansion of which the tower was only a part. The main "Donjon" was only found as fundaments in the 20st century and the tower "Van Poelwijk" remains more or less a bit of a mystery in history as there is only little told about what the castle looked like exactly. As the castle already disappered in the late 17th century it is quite a miracle that the tower itself remained. Now-a-days the foundations of "Geldersche Kasteelen" holds a protective management over their property.
Updated Mar 22, 2005
This church is not just a "Hervormde Gereformeerde Kerk" (actually translated it means something like: Reformed Reformed Church). this church immediately looks different as the tower and the ship are seperated by a green field. In 1844 the mid ship was demolsihed as it had turned into a ruin. It was neglected for decades by the protestants and beyon repair. The church is now used as one of the marrying locations in Gendt. More informations the vicker could give you: Mr. C. Rozendaal, living in the nearby Kruisstraat. Services Sunday's at 10:00 o'clock.
Updated Mar 22, 2005
Address: http://www.lingewaard.nl/overlingewaard/trouwlocat
The "Gendtse Waard" is a natural park that belongs to the "Gelderse Poort" nature reserve that stretches in parts along the rivers (Lower) Rhine and Waal in the province of Gelderland. The special nature in these riverlands are remarkable for their wetlands, wide river beaches (created through centuries of time) on either side of the river due to meandering. The powerful current at high waters have a positive influence on fauna and flora in the later again dry "uiterwaarden" (riverbed lands).
Updated Mar 22, 2005
Gendt is easy to be reached by following the roadsigns from the highway A325 between Arnhem and Nijmegen or by doing the same after ending the A15 from the West towards the East near Bemmel. Follow the signs to "Gendt", or "Doornenburg / Haalderen.
Updated Mar 22, 2005
Just outside the village on the riverside of the dike, a well watching person will see a remarkable long pole rising up high. On top a colourful plate and near it's foot a specific system that can release the pole to a horizontal position. This is a shooting target from a tradition that goes back for several centuries. In medieval times the guild of the archors was one of the most important in villages and towns. The had a defensive goal in times that quarrels, wars and sieges, locally as well as among countries, were frequent. Through the peaceful times they celebrated always a yearly festival in which the shooting was in competitive form. On top of a windmill or as here on a long pole, a target was fixed that had to be shot down. The winner was overwhelmed with honour and glory for quite some time. Up to the day of today, some villages keep this tradition in honour. Gendt is one of them, though on a modest scale, realised by the "Schutterij Sint Sebastianus".
Updated Apr 4, 2005
Though historically it has not been prooved that Gendt has anything to do with gooses, there are people that say that in a certain weapon of Gendt nodility, the goose appeared already in medieval times. It could be true, as gooses must have nested here throughout the centuries and maybe even already before mankind settled in the area. Now-a-days the natural area within the riverland sees every year thousands of gooses on their journeys North and South. They find here perfect grounds to built nests and have their young, also because the riverland offer them enormous amounts of food in the many waters, creeks and puddles.
Updated Mar 22, 2005
Website: www.vogelwerkgroepnijmegen.nl
Together with some other mainly catholic strongholds within the Betuwe, Gendt celebrates a good Carnaval within a part of the Netherlands where this festival in early spring is not celebrated so wildly and emotionally as in the Southern (catholic) provinces. Here one has however the same traditions and keeps them up, until these times, attracting carnaval lovers from surrounding villages and countryside.
Written Mar 19, 2005
The "Gendtse Waard" is a natural park that belongs to the "Gelderse Poort" nature reserve that stretches in parts along the rivers (Lower) Rhine and Waal in the province of Gelderland. The special nature in these riverlands are remarkable for their wetlands, wide river beaches (created through centuries of time) on either side of the river due to meandering. The powerful current at high waters have a positive influence on fauna and flora in the later again dry "uiterwaarden" (riverbed lands). Gendt is especially known for a wide range in birdlife and as mating waters for fish. A very special bird deserves to be mentioned, this is the "buidelmees" that builts is nest like a hanging bag on tree branches.
Updated Mar 22, 2005
Favorite thing: In the Netherlands there are quite a few places that easily could be mixed with better known towns, just because the name is quite similar. Within the Betuwe region there is Gendt, which is not Gent ... but to stick to the Beglian-Dutch relations ... there is also a Megchelen, not to be mixed with Mechelen.
Furthermore the largest town in the Over Betuwe is Elst ... which is also a name of a village in the province of Utrecht. Do you get it all ...?
Fondest memory: One of my nicest and surely funniest collegaes during my Cavee Coveco times in Velp came from Gendt: Aloys Kleve. I hope all is well with him and he still reacts as crazy as then on the first sounds of a AC/DC song. (-:
Written Mar 19, 2005
Did Niels Holgerson visit this riverland village?
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