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When we say that Nijmegen is a city of 150,000 does that include the other towns in the municipalty? Or should this be "Nijmegen is a municipality" not a city? Rmhermen 14:19 21 Jul 2003 (UTC)
I added the casulty count from the US bombing and slightly reworded the para. It would actually be nice to have a subsection on WWII history. The current paragraph should at least be split into 1) Invasion 2) Bombing 3) Market Garden and any other notable incidents. Numbers from http://www.godutch.com/windmill/newsItem.asp?id=684 (over 750 - I've also seen 800 quoted). The bombardment was not an error. The pilots said after landing they had bombarded Nijmegen. They knew it. See 'Nijmegen '44. Verwoesting, verdriet en verwerking' author Joost Rosendaal — Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.221.193.38 ( talk) 15:54, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
The article presently states: "It has been contended that in the 8th century Emperor Charlemagne built a castle in Nijmegen. Research has demonstrated that it is a historical fallacy.". However, German wikipedia states that Charlemagne built a castle from the deserted castellum in 777, and Dutch wikipedia states that Charlemagne built the castle in 770, and Louis the Pious had a conference there in 830. I would like to know which statement is right, and what research is referred to. Markussep 11:12, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
In 'History' it reads:
Nijmegen is celebrating its 2000 year existence in 2005. With its history going back to the 0's it is considered the oldest city in the Netherlands. In gaining this qualification, it has competed with the city of Maastricht.
The 'dispute' over which city is actually the oldest is not quite settled yet. It appears to be a question of definition whether Maastricht or Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands. Perhaps it would be better to reflect this 'unresolved' status in this article as well?
"Building: The Erasmus Tower, famous for its architecture. The Taipei 101 was based upon the architecture of the Erasmus."
I hope someone can provide a source, because it sounds ridiculous. -- Venetian 00:28, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Can someone add the coat of arms that seams to be deleated? It's public domain (Gezien de regelgeving kan de afbeelding als publiek domein worden beschouwd, evenals reproducties van het wapen).
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afbeelding:Wapen_van_Nijmegen.gif -- 80.140.122.121 13:59, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Would it be possible for someone to write a little on this page about the dialect spoken in the area. I quote from Wikipedia's
Zuid-Gelders
Zuid-Gelders (E: South Guelderish), or (G:) Kleverlãndisch (E.: Kleverlandish, from Land of Cleves), is a dialect of the Dutch language that is spoken on the edge of the Veluwe country, around Nijmegen, in the Bommelerwaard, and other neighbouring areas in the Netherlands. Among the local variants of Zuid-Gelders spoken in the Netherlands are Zevenaars, Waals and Nijmegens.
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Brenont
19:22, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
"Sister cities" is the term used in at least parts of the United States, in my experience and also according to Twin towns and sister cities. Knile ( talk) 20:53, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
You might notice the metropolitan population is off by about 50,000. Reason i've given this figure is because i've included the municipalities of Cuijk, Grave, Kranenburg and Elten in the Metropolitan area. These four municipalities have extensive commuter traffic to Nijmegen (Cuijk, Grave and Kranenburg) or Arnhem (Elten), and could be considered a part of the Metropolitan area, even more so than Doesburg, which is in Stadsregio KAN. Clint.hotvedt 13:33, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
I just noticed the history of this article contains a lot of facts with wiki links to other pages. I'm not sure what the WP policy is, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to add sources to back up that information regarding the history. Deganveranx ( talk) 22:07, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
There are some problems with the section on climate.
The statement about the lack of north-south mountain ranges seems a bit dubious as I don't think it would create such a local effect, but as I don't know much about that I'll keep it for the moment.
The statement "a Weather Underground station in Nijmegen-Dukenburg reached a high of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F)" is unsourced (for obvious reasons, if the measurements were officially published it wouldn't be underground) and sounds like original research, possibly by the owner of said Weather Underground station. My thermometer happened to be 2 km further north and recorded 38.0 °C that day, so it sounds plausible. KNMI doesn't consider these data for obvious reasons, as the quality cannot be guaranteed.
That record minimum, with -8.5 °C it was indeed one of the coldest nights in recent history in Nijmegen, although the next night was -10.5 °C and 2 January 1997 was -16 °C (all original research, -18.7 °C at closest official station Volkel), so I don't think it warrants mentioning.
The table is sourced from a book, which I happen to have in my possession. It does not mention temperatures or sunshine hours precisely as those aren't officially measured in Nijmegen (but contains interpolated maps to allow reasonably accurate numbers to be quoted), whilst the precipitation numbers in the book differ from the ones in the table. Per WP:OR I won't put in my own (reasonably accurate) averages and extremes, but I will replace the currently quoted numbers by the ones given in the Klimaatatlas van Nederland, normaalperiode 1971–2000, using the nearest official station's data (which is Nijmegen for total precipitation, Deelen for sunshine and Volkel for everything else).
PiusImpavidus ( talk) 19:50, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
The meaning of “Grote Markt” has been changed from "Big Market" to "Great Market". To me, “great” has connotations of “grand”, so I think “big” is more appropriate in this context. TheTruth-2009 ( talk) 20:19, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
Maybe “very rigorous city planners” should rather read “vigorous city planners”. TheTruth-2009 ( talk) 12:18, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
I would think this major battle between police/army versus squatters and sympathisant deserves more attention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.95.192.16 ( talk) 16:23, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content! Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 ( talk) 21:23, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
The word “alleged” has been added - twice in one sentence. That word is, in itself, non-neutral, and so is generally forbidden in Wikipedia. There is only one source given, but that seems to be an official source, not a profit-making company. And no reason (justification) has been given for the skepticism: a second source, expressing doubt, is desirable. Otherwise, I suggest the following possible rewording:
"The island is giving birth to an urban river park, with possibilities for recreation, culture, water and nature, and this project is expected to be one of sustainable urbanism." TheTruth-2009 ( talk) 20:18, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
Why was the first photo "Nijmegen city centre", replaced with "Nijmegen city view from the north west"? I'm not against the new photo, but I think the former one is preferable. TheTruth-2009 ( talk) 15:56, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
Regionaal Archief Nijmegen has donated over 3500 photographs concerning historical people, places and events in Nijmegen. These images are possibly useful for illustrating Wikipedia articles that do not have an image yet. The images can be found in the administrative Commons category https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_from_Regionaal_Archief_Nijmegen
Greetings, Reniervdg ( talk) 09:13, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
"The Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 was awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov while at Radboud University "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene."" I'm pretty certain that the work was done at the University of Manchester, I can't find anything linking it to their work at the Radboud. I'd recommend removing the line. Chris ( talk) 15:47, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
There is obviously some mix up in the information on the sauna. If it is 3,600 years old it cannot be Roman or vice versa. AoSpades ( talk) 11:58, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
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When we say that Nijmegen is a city of 150,000 does that include the other towns in the municipalty? Or should this be "Nijmegen is a municipality" not a city? Rmhermen 14:19 21 Jul 2003 (UTC)
I added the casulty count from the US bombing and slightly reworded the para. It would actually be nice to have a subsection on WWII history. The current paragraph should at least be split into 1) Invasion 2) Bombing 3) Market Garden and any other notable incidents. Numbers from http://www.godutch.com/windmill/newsItem.asp?id=684 (over 750 - I've also seen 800 quoted). The bombardment was not an error. The pilots said after landing they had bombarded Nijmegen. They knew it. See 'Nijmegen '44. Verwoesting, verdriet en verwerking' author Joost Rosendaal — Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.221.193.38 ( talk) 15:54, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
The article presently states: "It has been contended that in the 8th century Emperor Charlemagne built a castle in Nijmegen. Research has demonstrated that it is a historical fallacy.". However, German wikipedia states that Charlemagne built a castle from the deserted castellum in 777, and Dutch wikipedia states that Charlemagne built the castle in 770, and Louis the Pious had a conference there in 830. I would like to know which statement is right, and what research is referred to. Markussep 11:12, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
In 'History' it reads:
Nijmegen is celebrating its 2000 year existence in 2005. With its history going back to the 0's it is considered the oldest city in the Netherlands. In gaining this qualification, it has competed with the city of Maastricht.
The 'dispute' over which city is actually the oldest is not quite settled yet. It appears to be a question of definition whether Maastricht or Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands. Perhaps it would be better to reflect this 'unresolved' status in this article as well?
"Building: The Erasmus Tower, famous for its architecture. The Taipei 101 was based upon the architecture of the Erasmus."
I hope someone can provide a source, because it sounds ridiculous. -- Venetian 00:28, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Can someone add the coat of arms that seams to be deleated? It's public domain (Gezien de regelgeving kan de afbeelding als publiek domein worden beschouwd, evenals reproducties van het wapen).
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afbeelding:Wapen_van_Nijmegen.gif -- 80.140.122.121 13:59, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Would it be possible for someone to write a little on this page about the dialect spoken in the area. I quote from Wikipedia's
Zuid-Gelders
Zuid-Gelders (E: South Guelderish), or (G:) Kleverlãndisch (E.: Kleverlandish, from Land of Cleves), is a dialect of the Dutch language that is spoken on the edge of the Veluwe country, around Nijmegen, in the Bommelerwaard, and other neighbouring areas in the Netherlands. Among the local variants of Zuid-Gelders spoken in the Netherlands are Zevenaars, Waals and Nijmegens.
--
Brenont
19:22, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
"Sister cities" is the term used in at least parts of the United States, in my experience and also according to Twin towns and sister cities. Knile ( talk) 20:53, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
You might notice the metropolitan population is off by about 50,000. Reason i've given this figure is because i've included the municipalities of Cuijk, Grave, Kranenburg and Elten in the Metropolitan area. These four municipalities have extensive commuter traffic to Nijmegen (Cuijk, Grave and Kranenburg) or Arnhem (Elten), and could be considered a part of the Metropolitan area, even more so than Doesburg, which is in Stadsregio KAN. Clint.hotvedt 13:33, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
I just noticed the history of this article contains a lot of facts with wiki links to other pages. I'm not sure what the WP policy is, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to add sources to back up that information regarding the history. Deganveranx ( talk) 22:07, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
There are some problems with the section on climate.
The statement about the lack of north-south mountain ranges seems a bit dubious as I don't think it would create such a local effect, but as I don't know much about that I'll keep it for the moment.
The statement "a Weather Underground station in Nijmegen-Dukenburg reached a high of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F)" is unsourced (for obvious reasons, if the measurements were officially published it wouldn't be underground) and sounds like original research, possibly by the owner of said Weather Underground station. My thermometer happened to be 2 km further north and recorded 38.0 °C that day, so it sounds plausible. KNMI doesn't consider these data for obvious reasons, as the quality cannot be guaranteed.
That record minimum, with -8.5 °C it was indeed one of the coldest nights in recent history in Nijmegen, although the next night was -10.5 °C and 2 January 1997 was -16 °C (all original research, -18.7 °C at closest official station Volkel), so I don't think it warrants mentioning.
The table is sourced from a book, which I happen to have in my possession. It does not mention temperatures or sunshine hours precisely as those aren't officially measured in Nijmegen (but contains interpolated maps to allow reasonably accurate numbers to be quoted), whilst the precipitation numbers in the book differ from the ones in the table. Per WP:OR I won't put in my own (reasonably accurate) averages and extremes, but I will replace the currently quoted numbers by the ones given in the Klimaatatlas van Nederland, normaalperiode 1971–2000, using the nearest official station's data (which is Nijmegen for total precipitation, Deelen for sunshine and Volkel for everything else).
PiusImpavidus ( talk) 19:50, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
The meaning of “Grote Markt” has been changed from "Big Market" to "Great Market". To me, “great” has connotations of “grand”, so I think “big” is more appropriate in this context. TheTruth-2009 ( talk) 20:19, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
Maybe “very rigorous city planners” should rather read “vigorous city planners”. TheTruth-2009 ( talk) 12:18, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
I would think this major battle between police/army versus squatters and sympathisant deserves more attention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.95.192.16 ( talk) 16:23, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content! Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 ( talk) 21:23, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
The word “alleged” has been added - twice in one sentence. That word is, in itself, non-neutral, and so is generally forbidden in Wikipedia. There is only one source given, but that seems to be an official source, not a profit-making company. And no reason (justification) has been given for the skepticism: a second source, expressing doubt, is desirable. Otherwise, I suggest the following possible rewording:
"The island is giving birth to an urban river park, with possibilities for recreation, culture, water and nature, and this project is expected to be one of sustainable urbanism." TheTruth-2009 ( talk) 20:18, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
Why was the first photo "Nijmegen city centre", replaced with "Nijmegen city view from the north west"? I'm not against the new photo, but I think the former one is preferable. TheTruth-2009 ( talk) 15:56, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
Regionaal Archief Nijmegen has donated over 3500 photographs concerning historical people, places and events in Nijmegen. These images are possibly useful for illustrating Wikipedia articles that do not have an image yet. The images can be found in the administrative Commons category https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_from_Regionaal_Archief_Nijmegen
Greetings, Reniervdg ( talk) 09:13, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
"The Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 was awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov while at Radboud University "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene."" I'm pretty certain that the work was done at the University of Manchester, I can't find anything linking it to their work at the Radboud. I'd recommend removing the line. Chris ( talk) 15:47, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
There is obviously some mix up in the information on the sauna. If it is 3,600 years old it cannot be Roman or vice versa. AoSpades ( talk) 11:58, 30 May 2023 (UTC)