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Zetten

Field	Value
name	Zetten
image_skyline	Zetten Het Wtte Huis, Florence Nightingale instituut.JPG
image_caption	Zetten Florence Nightingale instituut
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Gelderland
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Overbetuwe
population_total	5250
population_as_of	1 January 2009
pushpin_map	Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
coordinates

Zetten is a village in the Overbetuwe municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands. The village is located in the Betuwe.

This is also the base of the (forensic) youth-clinic Ottho Gerhard Heldringstichting, founded as the "Steenbeek" asylum for reforming prostitutes by Ottho Gerhard Heldring.{{cite book|url=https://www.biografischwoordenboekgelderland.nl/bio/3_Ottho_Gerhard_Heldring

History

Archaeological finds indicate that the area around Zetten and the neighbouring village of Herveld was inhabited in the Roman era. The area was located on the border of the Empire and the area inhabited by Germanic tribes.

It is located between two rivers, on slightly higher ground, such that it was less often flooded in times when no dykes were present.

The settlement of Sethone (Zetten) was mentioned in a deed of 1005, in which Heribert of Cologne gave the local church to the monastery in Deutz.

Six inhabitants of Zetten lost their lives in floodings of the Betuwe in 1809.

The area around Zetten and the nearby village of Hemmen saw heavy fighting in the winter of 1944 and 1945, in the aftermath of Operation Market Garden.

Population

Zetten had a population of 510 in 1840. By 1872, the population had grown to 1096, and in 1890 there were 1563 inhabitants. On 2007-01-01, Zetten had 5,209 inhabitants.

Sport

There is a public swimming pool and a football club in Zetten.

Gallery

Image:Zetten, de Dorpskerk RM36731 IMG 8462 2021-03-24 09.29.jpg|Church: de Dorpskerk Image:2007-01-14 13.38 Zetten, het Witte Huis foto1.JPG|landhouse: het Witte Huis

References

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