West Maas en Waal () is a

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in the

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province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. The municipality covers the western part of the , an island located between the

Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a ...

and Waal rivers.

Population centres

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, 2013.''

Demographics

: 93.6% *

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: 0.4% * European: 4.7 *

Arabs The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

: 0.4% * Other non-Western: 0.9%:

Notable people

Samuel Story Samuel Story (2 October 1752 – 8 January 1811) was a vice admiral of the Batavian Republic Navy. He commanded the squadron that surrendered without a fight to the Royal Navy at the Vlieter incident in 1799. Early life Story was born in Maa ...

(1752 in Maasbommel – 1811) vice admiral of the Batavian Republic Navy *

Jona Lendering Jona Lendering (born 29 October 1964) is a Dutch historian and the author of books on antiquity, Dutch history and modern management. He has an MA in history from Leiden University and an MA in Mediterranean culture from the Amsterdam Free Unive ...

(born 1964 in Beneden-Leeuwen) historian and the author of books on antiquity, Dutch history and modern management *

Marco Pastors Marcus Gerhardus Theodorus (Marco) Pastors (born 10 September 1965) is a Dutch civil servant and former politician. Since 1 February 2012 he has been director of the Nationaal Programma Kwaliteitssprong Zuid, a project of the city of Rotterdam ...

(born 1965 in Beneden-Leeuwen) civil servant and former politician *

Iris van Herpen Iris van Herpen (born June 5, 1984) is a Dutch fashion designer known for fusing technology with traditional haute couture craftsmanship. Van Herpen opened her own label ''Iris van Herpen'' in 2007. In 2011, the Dutch designer became a guest-mem ...

(born 1984 in Wamel) fashion designer, known for fusing technology with traditional Couture craftsmanship

Sport

Jan van Deinsen Jan van Deinsen (born 19 June 1953 in Tiel, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder and forward from the Netherlands. Playing career Club The left-sided midfielder from Wamel made his professional debut for NEC on 12 September 1971 against ...

(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 Arno van Zwam (born 16 September 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several clubs, most notably Fortuna Sittard. Van Zwam made his debut in professional football playing for the Fortuna Sittard squad in ...

(born 1969 in Beneden-Leeuwen) former football goalkeeper, over 300 caps

Gallery

File:Appeltern, de Sint Servatiuskerk RM523081 IMG 4065 2018-06-06 12.27.jpg, Appeltern, kerk File:Lith 001.jpg, Ferry at the village of Lith File:Beneden-Leeuwen Rijksmonument 523085 Quisisana Zandstraat 81.jpg, Beneden-Leeuwen, Quisisana Zandstraat File:Not only nature along the Waalriver but also a harbour and industrial activities - panoramio.jpg, The Waalriver with a harbour and industrial activities File:Maasbommel, de Sint-Lambertuskerk RM523092 IMG 4122 2018-06-06 13.43.jpg, Maasbommel, church: the Sint-Lambertuskerk File:Wamel, de Hervormde kerk RM38240 IMG 8528 2021-03-24 13.13.jpg, Wamel, reformed church

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Gelderland {{Gelderland-geo-stub