or Gelderland, a province of Holland, lying between N. Lat. 51. 45. and 52. 32., and E. Long. 4. 57. and 6. 47.; and bounded on the N.W. by the Zuider-Zee, N.E. by the province of Overysseel, E. by the Rhenish provinces of Prussia, S. by Limburg and North Brabant, and W. by South Holland and Utrecht. It is 88 miles in length from E. to W., and its greatest breadth is 54 miles. Area, 1962 square miles. The surface is generally level, but not so flat as in most of the other provinces of Holland, and some parts of it might even be said to be hilly. The soil in the cultivated parts is good, but a considerable portion of it is either sandy down or covered with heath. The principal crops are wheat, rye, potatoes, hops, and tobacco. The pasturage is excellent, and orchards are very numerous. The principal rivers are the Rhine, the Waal, the Yssel, the Leck, and the Maas, besides which there are several smaller rivers and canals. It is traversed by the railway from Amsterdam to Arnhem. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture, but some manufactures are also extensively carried on, as of leather, paper, and linen. The province is divided into four arrondissements—Arnhem, Nimeguen or Nijmegen, Zutphen, and Thiel. The capital is Arnhem. Pop. (1854) 390,512.