West Maas en Waal | |
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![]() Church in Boven-Leeuwen | |
![]() 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 |
West Maas en Waal (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛst ˈmaːs ɛn ˈʋaːl] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en WaalMeuse and Waal rivers.
, an island located between thePopulation centres
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, 2013.
Demographics
- 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) vice admiral of the Batavian Republic 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
- 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
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Ferry at the village of Lith
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Beneden-Leeuwen, Quisisana Zandstraat
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The Waalriver with a harbour and industrial activities
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Maasbommel, church: the Sint-Lambertuskerk
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Wamel, reformed church
References
- ^ "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. 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
Media related to West Maas en Waal at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website