West Maas en Waal (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛst ˈmaːs ɛɱ ˈʋaːl] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
West Maas en Waal | |
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 Church in Boven-Leeuwen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E / 51.883°N 5.517°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Established | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Vincent van Neerbos (PvdA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.21 km2 (32.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 76.76 km2 (29.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 19,581 |
| • Density | 255/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6620–6621, 6626–6629, 6657–6659 |
| Area code | 0487 |
| Website | www |
The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal, an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers.
Population centres
editTopography
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, 2013.
Demographics
edit- Dutch: 93.6%
- Black people: 0.4%
- European: 4.7
- Arabs: 0.4%
- Other non-Western: 0.9%:[5]
Notable people
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- Samuel Story (1752 in Maasbommel – 1811) admiral in the Batavian Navy
- Jona Lendering (born 1964 in Beneden-Leeuwen) historian and the author of books on antiquity, Dutch history and modern management
- Marco Pastors (born 1965 in Beneden-Leeuwen) civil servant and former politician
- Iris van Herpen (born 1984 in Wamel) fashion designer, known for fusing technology with traditional Couture craftsmanship
Sport
edit- Jan van Deinsen (born 1953) a retired football midfielder, 276 caps
- Ivo den Bieman (born 1967 in Wamel) retired footballer, played mainly in Scotland with about 260 caps
- Arno van Zwam (born 1969 in Beneden-Leeuwen) former football goalkeeper, over 300 caps
Gallery
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Appeltern, kerk
Ferry at the village of Lith
Beneden-Leeuwen, Quisisana Zandstraat
The Waalriver with a harbour and industrial activities
Maasbommel, church: the Sint-Lambertuskerk
Wamel, reformed church
References
edit- ↑ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente West Maas en Waal. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6658AG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ↑ "Volksgezondheidenzorg.info".
External links
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Media related to West Maas en Waal at Wikimedia Commons- Official website Archived 2021-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
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