Wamel is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Gelderland
Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...
. It is part of the
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.
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municipality, about 3 km east of
Tiel
Tiel () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal (river), Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the Eas ...
.
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
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Ivo Den Bieman (born 1967), footballer
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Bram van den Berg (born 1982), drummer
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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), fashion designer
Gallery
File:Exterieur - Wamel - 20249165 - RCE.jpg, Huize Sterkenburg
File:R-K Sint-Victorkerk Wamel.jpg, Saint Victor Church
File:Voorgevel - Wamel - 20249189 - RCE.jpg, Street in Wamel
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Former municipalities of Gelderland
West Maas en Waal
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