West Maas en Waal

West Maas en Waal
Municipality
Church in Boven-Leeuwen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Established	1984
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Vincent van Neerbos (PvdA)
Area
• Total	85.21 km2 (32.90 sq mi)
• Land	76.76 km2 (29.64 sq mi)
• Water	8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (January 2021)
• Total	19,581
• Density	255/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6620–6621, 6626–6629, 6657–6659
Area code	0487
Website	www.westmaasenwaal.nl

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, 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 (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