West Maas En Waal
West Maas en Waal (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛst ˈmaːs ɛɱ ˈʋaːl] ) 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%:
Notable people
- 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