Betuwe

) was cut off from the rest of the region.

The Betuwe is situated between the Waal and Rhine/Lek rivers, surrounding the beautiful Linge stream, and is famous for its fruit production. The largest and most important city in the area is Tiel.

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A major freight railroad, the Betuweroute, passes through the Betuwe. It was opened in 2007 after many years of controversy.

Towns in the Betuwe are:
* Buren
* Culemborg
* Driel
* Elst
* Geldermalsen
* Gendt
* Huissen
* Randwijk
* Tiel
* Tuyll or Tuil, seat of the court of the Middle Ages region of Teisterbant, which included today's Betuwe

The Betuwe region is divided into 11 municipalities: Overbetuwe, Neder-Betuwe, Lingewaard, Arnhem (southern part), Nijmegen (northern part), Tiel, Culemborg, Neerijnen, Geldermalsen, Lingewaal & Buren.

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"De Betuwe" is also the name of a jam factory in the town of Tiel. The factory became famous because of its merchandise in which a figure called Flipje was starring. Every object related to Flipje has become a collector's item in the Netherlands.