Culemborg

[[Media:Nl-Culemborg.ogg|Culemborg]] (formerly also spelled Kuilenburg or Kuylenburgh) is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands. The city is situated just south of the Lek River. The cities of Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch can easily be reached by train.

It received city rights in 1315.

In Joannes Blaeu's map of 1649, Culemborg remains entirely enclosed by walls behind its city moat-like encircling canals. The moated castle stands outside the city walls. Houses present a united front along streets and the two canals that cut the city in three sections, but they all face gardens behind, and market gardens are plentiful within the city walls.

In 1995, Culemborg was one of the cities which was temporarily evacuated because of the risk of flooding.

Transportation
Culemborg is served by Culemborg railway station, which offers trains to Utrecht (city) 4x per hour and 2x per hour to 's-Hertogenbosch and Tiel each.

Notable people from Culemborg

 * Anthony van Diemen (1593–1645), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
 * Jan van Riebeeck (1619–1677), colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town (South Africa)
 * Wilhelmina Cooper (May 1, 1939 – March 1, 1980), fashion model and founder of Wilhelmina Models, New York
 * Rudi Martinus van Dijk (1932–2003), classical composer
 * Elly van Hulst (born 1959), middle distance runner
 * Arjan Vermeulen (born 1969), footballer
 * Patrick Pothuizen (born 1972), footballer
 * Jelka van Houten (born 1978), actress
 * Michiel Elijzen (born 1982), bicycle racer

Demographics

 * Dutch: 79.4%
 * Black people: 1.9%
 * European: 8.6%
 * Arabs: 7.9%
 * Other non Western: 4.0%: