West Maas en Waal facts for kids

Quick facts for kids West Maas en Waal
Municipality
Church in Boven-Leeuwen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Established	1984
Government
• Body	Municipal council
Area
• Total	85.21 km2 (32.90 sq mi)
• Land	77.40 km2 (29.88 sq mi)
• Water	7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (May 2014)
• Total	18,449
• Density	238/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6620–6621, 6626–6629, 6657–6659
Area code	0487

West Maas en Waal (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛst ˈmaːs ɛn ˈʋaːl]) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal [nl], an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers.

Population centres

Topography

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

Demographics

• Dutch: 93.6%
• Black people: 0.4%
• European: 4.7
• Arabs: 0.4%
• Other non-Western: 0.9%:

Notable people

Samuel Story, 1811

• Samuel Story (1752 in Maasbommel – 1811) vice admiral of the Batavian Republic 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 den Bieman (born 1967 in Wamel) retired footballer, played mainly in Scotland with about 260 caps
• Arno van Zwam (born 1969 in Beneden-Leeuwen) former football goalkeeper, over 300 caps

Gallery

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  Appeltern, kerk

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  Ferry at the village of Lith

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  Beneden-Leeuwen, Quisisana Zandstraat

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  The Waalriver with a harbour and industrial activities

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  Maasbommel, church: the Sint-Lambertuskerk

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  Wamel, reformed church