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English Guelders. Province of the E
Netherlands area 5,020 sq km/1,938 sq mi
population (1988) 1,784,000 towns capital
Arnhem; Apeldoorn, Nijmegen, Ede products
livestock, textiles, electrical goods history
in the Middle Ages Gelderland was divided
into Upper Gelderland (Roermond in N Limburg)
and Lower Gelderland (Nijmegen, Arnhem,
Zutphen). These territories were inherited by
Charles V of Spain, but when the revolt
against Spanish rule reached a climax in
1579, Lower Gelderland joined the United
Provinces of the Netherlands.