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West Maas En Waal
West Maas en Waal () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality covers the western part of the , an island located between the Meuse and Waal (river), Waal rivers. Population centres Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, 2013.'' Demographics * White people, Dutch: 93.6% * Black people: 0.4% * Europe, European: 4.7 * Arabs: 0.4% * Other non-Western: 0.9%: Notable people * Samuel Story (1752 in Maasbommel – 1811) admiral in the Batavian 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of The Netherlands
Since 1 January 2023, there have been 342 regular municipalities ( ; Grammatical number#Overview, sing. ) and three Caribbean Netherlands, special municipalities ( ) in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public body (Netherlands), public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces of the Netherlands, provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the Cabinet of the Netherlands, central government and they are ruled by a municipal council (Netherlands), municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal merger (politics), mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altforst
Altforst is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 10 km north of Oss. It was first mentioned in 1134 as Altfurse, and means "old settlement near furze (''ulex europaeus ''Ulex europaeus'', commonly known as gorse, common gorse, furze or whin, is a species of flowering plant native to Western Europe. Description Growing to tall, it is an evergreen shrub. The young stems are green, with the shoots and leaves ...'')". The village started as a deforestation settlement. It was a low-lying area, and therefore, three artificial mounds have been erected in the village. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1824 and was decommissioned in 1970. In 1840, it was home to 281 people. The Roman Catholic Church dates from 1891 and is the replacement of a barn church. Gallery File:Discotheek de Kikvorsch.jpg, Discotheque in Altforst File:Altforst Rijksmonument 8202 Herv. kerk.JPG, Dutch Reformed Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Story
''Schout-bij-nacht'' Samuel Story (2 October 1752 – 8 January 1811) was a Dutch naval officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars. He is best known for commanding the Batavian Navy squadron which surrendered without a fight to the Royal Navy during the Vlieter incident in 1799. Early life Story was born in Maasbommel. He entered the Dutch States Navy in the Admiralty of Rotterdam in 1770. On 5 July 1774 he became a lieutenant on the 20-gun ''Orangezaal''. His first command (in 1781) was the 36-gun frigate ''Jason''. In 1793, he was appointed captain of the 40-gun frigate ''Pollux'' at Hellevoetsluis. Revolution of 1795 In the severe winter of 1794–1795 the ships of the Dutch Navy at the roadstead of Hellevoetsluis became frozen in the ice on the Meuse river. Story's commanding officer, Rear Admiral Pieter Melvill van Carnbee, appointed him commander of the naval base and squadron. The armies of the French Republic had invaded the Netherlands in the course of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabs
Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years. In the 9th century BCE, the Assyrians made written references to Arabs as inhabitants of the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Arabia. Throughout the Ancient Near East, Arabs established influential civilizations starting from 3000 BCE onwards, such as Dilmun, Gerrha, and Magan, playing a vital role in trade between Mesopotamia, and the Mediterranean. Other prominent tribes include Midian, ʿĀd, and Thamud mentioned in the Bible and Quran. Later, in 900 BCE, the Qedarites enjoyed close relations with the nearby Canaanite and Aramaean states, and their territory extended from Lower Egypt to the Southern Levant. From 1200 BCE to 110 BCE, powerful kingdoms emerged such as Saba, Lihyan, Minaean, Qataban, Hadhramaut, Awsan, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the Drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus, Bosporus Strait. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and Europe ... is formed by the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea with its outlets, the Bosporus and Dardanelles." Europe covers approx. , or 2% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface (6.8% of Earth's land area), making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black People
Black is a racial classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid- to dark brown complexion. Not all people considered "black" have dark skin and often additional phenotypical characteristics are relevant, such as facial and hair-texture features; in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification in the Western world, the term "black" is used to describe persons who are perceived as dark-skinned compared to other populations. It is most commonly used for people of sub-Saharan African ancestry, Indigenous Australians and Melanesians, though it has been applied in many contexts to other groups, and is no indicator of any close ancestral relationship whatsoever. Indigenous African societies do not use the term ''black'' as a racial identity outside of influences brought by Western cultures. Contemporary anthropologists and other scientists, while recognizing the reality of biological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White People
White is a Race (human categorization), racial classification of people generally used for those of predominantly Ethnic groups in Europe, European ancestry. It is also a Human skin color, skin color specifier, although the definition can vary depending on context, nationality, ethnicity and point of view. Description of populations as "White" in reference to their skin color is occasionally found in Greco-Roman ethnography and other ancient or medieval sources, but these societies did not have any notion of a White race or pan-European identity. The term "White race" or "White people", defined by their light skin among other physical characteristics, entered the major European languages in the later seventeenth century, when the concept of a "unified White" achieved greater acceptance in Europe, in the context of racialization, racialized slavery and social status in the European colonies. Scholarship on Race (human categorization), race distinguishes the modern concept from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wamel
Wamel is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is part of the West Maas en Waal municipality, about 3 km east of Tiel. Wamel was a separate municipality until 1984, when it merged with Appeltern and Dreumel. The new municipality was first called "Wamel", but changed to "West Maas en Waal" in 1985. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. It was first mentioned in 893 as Uamele. The etymology is unclear. The village developed into an elongated settlement. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1572 and replaces a demolished earlier church. Between 1878 and 1879, a Roman Catholic church was built. It was destroyed in 1944, and rebuilt between 1952 and 1954. In 1840, it was home to 1,453 people. People born in Wamel * Ivo Den Bieman (born 1967), footballer * Bram van den Berg (born 1982), drummer *Iris van Herpen Iris van Herpen (born June 5, 1984) is a Dutch fashion designer known for fusing technology with tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moordhuizen
Moordhuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal and is located about from Alphen. The hamlet is notable for its name, and is the location of the Quarles van Ufford pumping station. Etymology Moordhuizen translates to Murder Houses. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1791 as Morthuisen. According to professional etymologists, it means "murder houses", however the local historical society considers the name a corruption of Moethuysen meaning "houses on muddy land". Overview Moordhuizen is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Alphen. It does not have place name signs unlike the neighbouring hamlet . In 1576, soldiers of the Spanish Empire pillaged and plundered the area. On the night of 25 to 26 April, the citizens of Alphen counterattacked and killed twelve soldiers at Moordhuizen. Stadtholder Gillis van Barlaymond wanted to punish the citizens of Alphen, however father Wilh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maasbommel
Maasbommel is a city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 7 km north of Oss. It received city rights in 1312. Maasbommel was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Appeltern. History It was first mentioned in 1144 as de Bumele, and probably means "forest of trees near the Maas" as to distinguish from Zaltbommel. Maasbommel was established along the river. In 1312, Maasbommel received city rights and joined the Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League was a Middle Ages, medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central Europe, Central and Northern Europe, Northern Europe. Growing from a few Northern Germany, North German towns in the .... Even though it was granted city rights, it did not develop after the Middle Ages. In the 13th century, a church built which was demolished in 1812. In 1672, French troops severely damaged the city and destroye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
