Maasdriel (Dutch pronunciation: [maːzˈdril] ) is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands.
Maasdriel | |
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.JPG) Church in Alem | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°20′E / 51.767°N 5.333°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Henny van Kooten (SGP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.46 km2 (29.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 66.11 km2 (25.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9.35 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 25,452 |
| • Density | 385/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5320–5335, 6624 |
| Area code | 0418, 0487, 073 |
| Website | www |
Maasdriel was formed on 1 January, 1999 by the merger of the former municipalities of Ammerzoden (including Well, Wellseind en Wordragen), Hedel, Heerewaarden, Maasdriel (Alem, Hoenzadriel, Kerkdriel and Velddriel) and Rossum (including Hurwenen). The former municipality of Maasdriel was called "Driel" before 1944.[5]
Populated places
editTopography
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Maasdriel, June 2015
Notable people
edit- Johannes Zwijsen (1794 in Kerkdriel – 1877) Roman Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
- Jacobus Groenendaal (1805 in Heerewaarden – 1860) a South African statesman
- Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas (1832 in Hedel – 1908) a Dutch animal and landscape painter of the Hague School
- Hendrik van der Veen (1888 in Rossum – 1977) a Dutch missionary worker and linguist who worked in Tana Toraja, Dutch East Indies.
- Thijs de Graauw (born 1942 in Kerkdriel) a Dutch astronomer
- Boet van Dulmen (born 1948 in Ammerzoden) a Dutch former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
Gallery
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"Castle" Rossum -
Teisterbant in Kerkdriel -
Ammersoyen Castle in Ammerzoden -
The castle of Well -
Villa Ouderzorg in Hurwenen -
The windmill Sarah Catharina in Kerkdriel -
Hubertus-church in Alem -
Meersloot in Ammerzoden
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References
edit- ^ "Burgemeester drs. G.E.W. Prick" (in Dutch). Gemeente Maasdriel. Retrieved 9 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 5331CB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
External links
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Media related to Maasdriel at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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