General Information for Expats (Internationals)
in Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands

Nijmegen is a city situated in the province of Gelderland near the east border of the Netherlands with Germany. It is claimed to be the oldest city in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005 (The other competent for this title is the city of Maastricht in the south of the country near the Belgian border).

Hospitals in Nijmegen:

• UMC- University Medical Centre St Radboud
• CWZ - Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis
• Huisartsenpost: Emergency Doctor in Nijmegen (Dutch)

Grocery stores in Nijmegen:

• AH - Albert Hein (G)
• Aldi (G)
• C1000 (G)
• Coop (G)
• Dunia, Winkelcentrum Hatert (I)
• Em-Te (G)
• Lidl (G)
• Plus (G)
• Spar (G)
• Super de Boer (G)
• Toko Winkelcentrum Dukenburg (I)

I - International, G - General.

Second-hand shops in Nijmegen:

• Online: Markt Plaats (G)
• Stichting Overal (G)
• Het Goed (G)
• De Slegte (B)
• Habbekrats Twedehands Warenhuis, In de Betouwstr 17, 6511GB, Nijmegen (G)
• Het Hoekje Tweedehands Goederen, Ir. Wevestraat 20, 6512 JV Nijmegen (G)
• De Concurrent, van Trieststraat 23 (corner: Stijn Buysstraat), 6512 CW NIJMEGEN (Bikes)

B - Books, C - Computers, G - General.

Getting around:

Generally speaking, there is no need for a car in the Netherlands. What is more adequate is a good bycycle. There are extensive bike-routes all around. Public transportation is also very good. See the following sites to plan your journey:

• Travel Planner: 9292-OV - Door-to-door for all country-wide public transports
• Dutch Railways: NS - Tool to plan your train journey
• Novio - Site of local Nijmegen bus company
• Air Travel: Airport Weeze - Nearest Airport (in Germany) with extensive EU destinations

Tourist Attractions in the Netherlands:

See the page Touristic Places in the Netherlands

Links:

1. Wiki: Nijmegen
2. English Site: City of Nijmegen
3. English Language Churches in Nijmegen
4. Local Attractions: Enjoy Nijmegen
5. Expatica: Living in the Netherlands