Gelderland is an experience into the historic Netherlands.
Although Arnhem is it's capital, Nijmegen is the oldest city of the Netherlands; said to be founded in the year 6 after Christ.
Another ancient town is Zutphen, which has a well-preserved city centre. Nature can also be enjoyed in this area.
All provinces in the South are separated from the north by three large rivers, the Rhine, it's main distributary the Waal and the Meuse. These rivers function as a natural barrier between earlier fiefdoms. Until quite recently, a clear religious dominance of Catholics in the south and of Calvinists in the north.
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