West Maas en Waal
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West Maas en Waal | |
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| Church in Boven-Leeuwen Church in Boven-Leeuwen | |
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| Highlighted position of West Maas en Waal in a municipal map of Gelderland Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E / 51.883°N 5.517°ECoordinates: 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 (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6620–6621, 6626–6629, 6657–6659 |
| Area code | 0487 |
| Website | www |
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West Maas en Waal (nl) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal, an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers.
Population 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) 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
- 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.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6658AG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ "Volksgezondheidenzorg.info".
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to West Maas en Waal at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2021-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
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