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Fun fact 3 about Nijmegen

Skyline Nijmegen. Gelderland. Netherlands
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Nijmegen has hosted the annual Four Days Marches since 1925, attracting over 40,000 participants from about 70 countries.

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Nijmegen

Netherlands

Country
Netherlands
Population
179.1K
Coordinates
51.81, 5.84
855th most populous city in the world

Nijmegen is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and the first to be recognized as such in Roman times.

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