Wamel
Wamel | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Reformed church of Wamel | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Wamel Location in the Netherlands  Wamel Wamel (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°28′E / 51.883°N 5.467°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Maas en Waal |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.66 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,470 |
| • Density | 181/km2 (468/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6659[1] |
| Dialing code | 0487 |
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.[3]
It was first mentioned in 893 as Uamele. The etymology is unclear.[4] 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.[5] In 1840, it was home to 1,453 people.[6]
Notable people born in Wamel
[edit]- Ivo Den Bieman (born 1967), footballer
- Bram van den Berg (born 1982), drummer
- Iris van Herpen (born 1984), fashion designer
Gallery
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Huize Sterkenburg
Saint Victor Church
Street in Wamel
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6659AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
- ↑ "Wamel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). Wamel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9406-3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ "Wamel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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