Gelderland
Proper noun
Meaning
Gelderland
A province of The Netherlands with Arnhem as capital.
Synonym: Guelders
Examples
According to TASS, the monument will be installed on the banks of the river IJssel in the province of Gelderland.
Troost, 109–112 The negative reactions to this from Zeeland and the city of Amsterdam made William ultimately decide to decline these honours; he was instead appointed stadtholder of Gelderland and Overijssel.
Troost, 128–129 Fagel now proposed to treat the liberated provinces of Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel as conquered territory ( Generality Lands ), as punishment for their quick surrender to the enemy.
Gelderland had a population of just over two million in 2015. citation History According to the Wichard sagaSUBST, the city was named by the Lords of Pont who fought and killed a dragon in 878 AD.
It borders the North Sea to the west, North Holland to the north, Utrecht and Gelderland to the east, and North Brabant and Zeeland to the south.
The five provinces of which William III was stadtholder—Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel—all suspended the office after his death.