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Maasdriel
Maasdriel () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. 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.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Populated places Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Maasdriel, June 2015'' Notable people * Johannes Zwijsen (1794 in Kerkdriel – 1877) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alem
Alem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 10 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of .... It used to part of the province in North Brabant. In 1934, it became part of Gelderland. Until 1958, Alem, Maren en Kessel was a separate municipality. The villages of Maren and Maren-Kessel are now part of the municipality of Lith. History It was first mentioned in 1107 as Aleym. The etymology is unclear. The village developed along the Maas. The Dutch Reformed Church has probably been built around 1719 using material from a previous church lost in a 1717 flood. In 1840, it was home to 307 people. In 1925, the canalisation of the Maas resulted in Alem becoming a rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerkdriel
Kerkdriel is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 8 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch. The town of Kerkdriel had 6,765 inhabitants, on 1 January 2019. The approximate built-up area of the town is 1.5 km2, and contains 2,835 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)wijken en buurten in Nederland 2019'' (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). The statistical area "Kerkdriel", which includes peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 10,210. Due to its positioning between two rivers (Meuse and waal_(river), Waal), a strong local linguistic accent developed during the post second-world-war period. Those who speak the "Driels" accent may be identified via the test phrase "Kees de Beer" (proper: Keas d'n Bear). References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
