Neder-Betuwe [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Neder-Betuwe
Neder-Betuwe () is a municipality in Gelderland, in the east of the Netherlands.
History.
Archaeological excavations have found remains dating back to the stone age and Iron Age although it is not known if the area was permanently inhabited. The Neder-Betuwe area is along the northernmost border or Limes of the Roman empire. Evidence suggests that a Roman fort (Castra) was maintained where the town of Kesteren now is.
Around 1300 the first dikes were put up to protect the
Teisterbant
Teisterbant was a pagus (province) of Lotharingia/Middle Francia. It was located in what is today Vlaardingen, bordered by the rivers Lek, Meuse, Waal and Hollandse IJssel. Modern-day Neder-Betuwe shares most of the same land, while the rest is in Vianen, Culemborg, Batenburg and Geldermalsen. Tiel is the largest city in the area. The historic fiefdoms of Altena, Arkel, Buren, Heusden and Vianen were also part of it.
History.
The name Teisterbant probably comes