Huissen

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'''Huissen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦysə(n)}}) is a city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard, in the area between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Huissen is situated along the rivers Nederrijn and Linge. The city has a population of 19,414 (as of 1 January 2020).<ref name=Lingewaard.nl /> [[File:Huissen - Langekerkstraat 10 - Kerk vanaf Raadhuisplein.jpg|thumb|280px|Catholic church 'OLV Ten Hemelopneming']]

==History== {{see also|De Waede castle}} Huissen was first mentioned in 814 as ''Hosenheim''.<ref name=MijnGelderland>{{cite web |url= https://mijngelderland.nl/inhoud/verhalen/het-ontstaan-van-de-stad-huissen|title= Het ontstaan van de stad Huissen|website= MijnGelderland|language=nl |date=}}</ref> It received city rights in 1314.<ref name=HKH>{{cite web |url=https://www.huessen.nl/index.php/over-huissen |title= Over Huissen|website= Historical Society of Huissen|language=nl |date=}}</ref> The town was part of the Duchy of Cleves and became Dutch in as late as 1816. Much of the town was destroyed in World War II.<ref name=HKH /> After the war it was rebuilt in the Traditionalist style.

Huissen was previously a municipality of its own, but merged with the former municipalities Bemmel and Gendt in 2001, to form the municipality of Lingewaard. Huissen is the largest population centre within this municipality.<ref name=Lingewaard.nl />

==Haunted house== [[File:Binnenveld-Huissen (4).JPG|thumb|The Binnenveld mansion, also known as the haunted house]] The Binnenveld mansion (Dutch: ''Huize Binnenveld'') is a rijksmonument located in Huissen. It is better known as "the haunted house of Huissen". The building stood in the front area during the Battle of Arnhem: a major battle of World War II. According to locals, this mansion would be haunted.

In 2008, the mansion received a lot of media attention when it was purchased by Dutch television personality Emile Ratelband. Ratelband came up with the idea of a restoration plan for the mansion, with the intention of making it his home. The project was cancelled because Ratelband's wife could not make it her home; she said that evil ghosts would be haunting the building. In 2012, Ratelband was arrested for attempting to set fire to the mansion.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://nos.nl/artikel/353832-emile-ratelband-opgepakt.html|title= Emile Ratelband opgepakt|website= Dutch Broadcast Foundation|language=nl |date= 21 March 2012}}</ref>

==Notable residents== Notable people who were born, have lived, or are living in Huissen include:

* Johannes van Neercassel (1625–1686), Archbishop of Utrecht from 1661 to 1686 * {{ill|Hein Burgers|nl}} (1834–1899), Dutch painter * Emile Ratelband (1949), Dutch television personality * Erwin van de Looi (1972), Dutch football manager and former player * Thomas van Aalten (1978), Dutch writer and journalist * Kenny van Hummel (1982), Dutch former road bicycle racer * {{ill|Ophidian (DJ)|lt=Ophidian|nl|Ophidian}} (1981), Dutch DJ and Musician * Karst Tates (1971–2009) (Attacker Queensday Apeldoorn 2009) *Daan Huisman (2002) (Professional football player) *Johan Vlemmix (1959) Dutch singer

==Photo gallery== <gallery> File:Huissen (Lingewaard) sculptuur De Zwaan op marktplein.JPG|''The Swan'' (statue) Huissen-Zand (Lingewaard) RK kerk.JPG|''Zandse kerk'' (church) Huissen (Lingewaard) kapel Dominicanenklooster, van opzij.JPG|Dominican monastery Traditional Dutch ferry at the Rhineriver near Huissen-Arnhem - panoramio.jpg|Ferry at the Nederrijn Dawn at Rhine river foreland at Huissen with hundreds of gooses in the air - panoramio.jpg|The river forelands Huissen, boerderij aan de Bergendesestraat IMG 9336 2021-06-09 19.40.jpg|Farmhouse in Huissen </gallery>

==Trivia== * The alternative name of Huissen during carnaval is ''Zwaonestad'' (English: 'Swan Town'). In the local dialect the name is ''Huusse''.

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.plaatsengids.nl/huissen Plaatsengids.nl] Huissen * [https://huessen.nl/index.php/over-huissen Historische Kring Huessen] Historical Society of Huissen

Category:Cities in the Netherlands Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 Category:Populated places in Gelderland Category:Former municipalities of Gelderland Category:Lingewaard