Wageningen

Wageningen
Wageningen market square
Motto: 
City of Life Sciences
Location in Gelderland
Wageningen
Location within the Netherlands
Wageningen
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 51°58′N 5°40′E / 51.967°N 5.667°E / 51.967; 5.667
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
City right12 June 1263
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorFloor Vermeulen (VVD)
Area
 • Total
32.36 km2 (12.49 sq mi)
 • Land30.42 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
 • Water1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total
39,635
 • Density1,303/km2 (3,370/sq mi)
DemonymWageninger
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6700–6709
Area code0317
Websitewww.wageningen.nl

Wageningen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːɣənɪŋə(n)] ) is a municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specialises in life sciences. The municipality had a population of 39,635 in 2021, of which many thousands are students from over 150 countries.