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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. Nijmegen became a free imperial city in 1230 and in 1402 a Hanseatic city.
Apr 2, 2024 · Nijmegen, gemeente (municipality), eastern Netherlands, on the Waal River (southern arm of the Rhine). It originated as the Roman settlement of Noviomagus and is the oldest town in the Netherlands. Often an imperial residence in the Carolingian period, it became a free city and later joined the.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 13, 2020 · The word Nijmegen is derived from Noviomagus, the name of a Roman city that existed in the second and third centuries. Like many urban centers in Antiquity, it was in fact a set of settlements, some of which existed at the same time.
Nijmegen is the oldest city of the Netherlands. Right at the start of our era Nijmegen was founded by the Romans as an important base because of its strategic location. Around 100 AD the Romans had put an entire city called Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum on the map and Nijmegen was granted city and market rights by Emperor Trajan.
The ruins of Noviomagus were used as stone quarries in later centuries. The stones were used to build the first houses of medieval Nijmegen in the 11th and 12th century and as a result, little is left of the Roman city.
Nov 27, 2023 · Yes, Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands — and no, it’s not situated in the Randstad. Nijmegen is located in the southeast, close to the German border. Its history goes back over 2,000 years, to Roman times, when Noviomagus, what they called Nijmegen back then, was an outpost of the immense Roman Empire.
Here you will find the finest of the Roman Netherlands, a colourful collection of modern art and a wonderful collection of ancient art. Here you will learn everything about the Roman army and everyday life when Nijmegen was the largest Roman city in the Netherlands.
