What is Liemers?
[[File:Rajna, Spijk 02522.JPG|thumb|[[Rhine]] river entering the Netherlands near the hamlet of [[Spijk]]]] [[File:The Rhine river foreland near Loo-Groessen looks spectacular yellow at 11 July 2015 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Landscape of Liemers near the Rhine river]] [[File:Tussen Zeddam en Beek, zicht op de heuvels van het Montferland IMG 3694 2020-03-24 14.50.jpg|thumb|View at the Montferland hills]] '''Liemers''' or '''De Liemers''' (historically also known as ''Lijmers'') is a region in the province of [[Gelderland]], the [[Netherlands]]. It lies in the very east of the country, near [[Germany]]. It is bordered by three rivers, namely southwest the [[Rhine]], northwest the [[IJssel]], northeast the [[Oude IJssel]], and the German state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] in the southeast. The northern and especially the eastern boundaries are rather vague. There is a grey area with the [[Achterhoek]] region, which stretches itself from these borders of the Liemers region. The hills of Montferland or Bergherbos in the municipality of [[Montferland]] are also considered as the eastern border. The local dialect is called [[Liemers (dialect)|Liemers]], which belongs to the [[Low Franconian]] languages. == Municipalities == These ten municipalities lie more or less in the Liemers region: * [[Bronckhorst]] (a small part in the southwest) * [[Doesburg]] (the southern part) * [[Doetinchem]] (the western part) * [[Duiven]] * [[Montferland]] * [[Oude IJsselstreek]] (the western part) * [[Westervoort]] * [[Zevenaar]] == References == * [https://www.plaatsengids.nl/liemers Plaatsengids.nl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705181842/https://plaatsengids.nl/liemers |date=2022-07-05 }} {{Geographic location |Centre = |North = |Northeast = [[Achterhoek]] |East = |Southeast = |South = [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]] |Southwest = [[Rijk van Nijmegen]] |West = [[Betuwe]] |Northwest = [[Veluwe]] }} {{Coord|51|56|N|6|8|E|display=title}} {{authority control}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Catego