NMHC Nijmegen

NMHC Nijmegen (full name Nijmeegse Mixed Hockey Club Nijmegen ) is a Dutch field hockey club, which was founded on September 15, 1906 in Nijmegen. It has a total number of 1.650 members.

The first women's team competes on the highest level of the Dutch field hockey league, which is called "Hoofdklasse". The men's team competes in the eerste klasse, the third level.

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Nijmegen

Nijmegen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɛi̯meːɣə(n)];Nijmeegs: Nimwegen [ˈnɪmβ̞ɛːxə]), historically anglicized as Nimeguen, is a municipality and a city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is situated on the Waal river, close to the German border.

Nijmegen is among the three oldest cities in the Netherlands, and in 2005, celebrated 2,000 years of existence.

The municipality is part of the "Stadsregio Arnhem-Nijmegen" (Arnhem-Nijmegen urban region (neighbouring city, 15 km (9 mi) north)), a metropolitan area with 736.107 inhabitants (2011).

Population centres

The municipality is formed by the city of Nijmegen, incorporating the former villages of Hatert, Hees and Neerbosch, as well as the urban expansion project of Waalsprong, situated north of the river Waal and including the village of Lent and the hamlet of 't Zand, as well as the new suburbs of Nijmegen-Oosterhout and Nijmegen-Ressen.

History

The first mention of Nijmegen in history is in the 1st century BC, when the Romans built a military camp on the place where Nijmegen was to appear; the location had great strategic value because of the surrounding hills, which gave (and continue to give) a good view over the Waal and Rhine valley.