Who are NEC Nijmegen?
Who are NEC Nijmegen?
NEC Nijmegen is the 41st oldest club in the Netherlands. While early football clubs were founded by the elites, the founders of NEC came from a different background to those of other Eredivisie clubs, hailing from the old slum in the ‘Benedenstad’ (lower city) of Nijmegen.
How do you pronounce Nijmegen FC?
Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɛimeːɣə(n) ˈeːndrɑxt ˌkɔmbiˈnaː(t)si]), commonly abbreviated to N.E.C. [ˌɛneːˈseː], is a Dutch football club from the city of Nijmegen that plays in the Eerste Divisie. The oldest remnants of the club, “Eendracht” (Dutch for unity), stem back to 15 November 1900.
What is the history of Nijmegen?
Pop. The first mention of Nijmegen in history is in the first century BCE, when the Romans built a military camp on the place where Nijmegen was to appear; the location had great strategic value because of the surrounding hills, which gave (and continue to give) a good view over the river Waal and Rhine valley.
What does nynijmegen stand for?
Nijmegen ( / ˈnaɪmeɪɡən / NY-may-gən, Dutch: [ˈnɛimeːɣə (n)] ( listen);, Nijmeegs: Nimwèège [ˈnɪmβ̞ɛːxə]) is a city in the Netherlands’ province of Gelderland, on the Waal river close to the German border.
