Haalderen


Haalderen is a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is located in the Betuwe region, between the rivers Waal and Linge. The village is part of the municipality of Lingewaard. It has a population of 2,061.

Landscape

Haalderen generally contains fertile soils that lie on nutrient-rich river deposits. In the southwest of Haalderen there are floodplains of the Waal. Due to several levee breaches in the past, tree kolks are still clearly visible in the current landscape of Haalderen. There is also a kolk lake in the border area of Haalderen and Bemmel.

Education

The village has one primary school: De Wieling. It has about 250 pupils.

Notable residents

Notable people from Haalderen include: