Nijmegen is the proud bearer of the title of oldest city in the Netherlands.

About 2000 years ago, the Romains founded a settlement, bestowed it with

city rights, and named it Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum.

The city sits on the border with the Waal river, in a pretty forested and hilly area.

In 2008 there were about 160,000 inhabitants, many of whom were university

students.

Every summer Nijmegen hosts the Four Days Marches, in which 40,000 people from

all over the world participate. During four days, participants walk trajectories in the

surroundings of Nijmegen. Walking distances are 30, 40 and 50 kilometers.