West Maas en Waal

Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E / 51.883°N 5.517°E / 51.883; 5.517CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandEstablished1984Government • BodyMunicipal council • MayorVincent van Neerbos (PvdA)Area • Total85.21 km² (32.90 sq mi) • Land76.76 km² (29.64 sq mi) • Water8.45 km² (3.26 sq mi)Elevation7 m (23 ft)Population • Total19,581 • Density255/km² (660/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)PostcodeArea code0487Websitewww.westmaasenwaal.nl

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 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

• Dutch: 93.6%
• Black people: 0.4%
• European: 4.7
• Arabs: 0.4%
• Other non-Western: 0.9%:^[5]

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

• 
  Appeltern, kerk
• 
  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

External links

• Media related to West Maas en Waal at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website