{{Infobox settlement | name = Andelst | settlement_type = Village | other_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name_lang = nl | image_skyline = Andelst, de Hervormde Dorpskerk RM36730 IMG 8471 2021-03-24 09.57.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Church of Andelst | image_flag = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Gelderland | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Overbetuwe | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6673AB |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 24 March 2022 }}</ref> | elevation_m = 8 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> | area_total_km2 = 6.65 | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 1,655 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 6673<ref name="stat"/> | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = 0488 | website = | footnotes = | coordinates = {{coord|51|54|25|N|5|43|40|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}} }}
'''Andelst''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɑndəlst}}) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality Overbetuwe, about 10 km northwest of the city of Nijmegen.
== History == It is an old village; the first known mention dates from 855, as ''Andassale'', and means "hall of Ando (person)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/andelst |title=Andelst - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=24 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> The village developed on a high ridge and has been inhabited since the Roman period. The church has a tower from around 1400 and has been extensively restored between 1928 and 1930.<ref name="monument">{{cite web|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu05_01/sten009monu05_01_0016.php |title=Andelst |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9406 3 |language=nl |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> In 1327, the Duke of Gelre established a legal court in Andelst. There used to be a little castle near Andelst, but it was demolished in 1846. In 1840, Andelst was home to 508 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plaatsengids.nl/andelst |title=Andelst |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=24 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> == Gallery == <gallery> File:Andelst-waalstraat-zuid.JPG|Farm in Andelst File:16andelstvoormaligebusgarage.png|Former bus depot File:Andelst (Overbetuwe) gemeentehuis (2).JPG|Town hall File:Andelst (Overbetuwe) Indië-monument.JPG|Dutch East Indies monument </gallery>
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Category:Populated places in Gelderland Category:Overbetuwe
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