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Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands Rhetoric, an oil painting (102.5 cm × 119.5 cm) by Laurent de La Hire dated 1650, is in a private collection.
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Arnhem Lower Rhine (Neder Rijn) River, with the tower of St. Eusebius church in the background, at Arnhem, Netherlands.

Arnhem

Netherlands
Also known as: Arnheim
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Arnhem, gemeente (municipality), eastern Netherlands, on the north bank of the Lower Rhine (Neder Rijn) River. Possibly the site of the Roman settlement of Arenacum, it was first mentioned in 893. Chartered and fortified in 1233 by Otto II, count of Geldern, it joined the Hanseatic League in 1443. As the residence of the dukes of Geldern, it was often attacked by their Burgundian rivals and in 1543 fell to Charles V, who made it...

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