West_Maas_en_Waal

West Maas en Waal

West Maas en Waal

Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands

West Maas en Waal (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛst ˈmaːs ɛn ˈʋaːl] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

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The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal [nl], 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

Notable people

Samuel Story, 1811
  • 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
  • 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

  1. [1]
    "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente West Maas en Waal. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Postcodetool for 6658AG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Volksgezondheidenzorg.info".
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