Maasbommel

Maasbommel
Town

Coat of arms

The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Maasbommel in the municipality of West Maas en Waal.
Coordinates: 51°49′15″N 5°32′11″E / 51.82083°N 5.53639°E / 51.82083; 5.53639Coordinates: 51°49′15″N 5°32′11″E / 51.82083°N 5.53639°E / 51.82083; 5.53639
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality West Maas en Waal
Area
  Total 10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2008)
  Total 1,343
  Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6627

Maasbommel is a town 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 1328.

Maasbommel was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Appeltern.[1]

In 2001, the town of Maasbommel had 615 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.28 km², and contained 255 residences.[2] The statistical area "Maasbommel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1320.[3]

Maasbommel is known as the place where pioneering floating amphibious houses have been built.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  4. Kroeger, Alix (2007-03-01). "Dutch pioneer floating eco-homes". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  5. "Amphibious Houses: Dutch Answer to Flooding: Build Houses that Swim - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  6. "From floating houses to rafts of hyacinths". Post Carbon Cities. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  7. "Dutch Architects Plan for a Floating Future". NPR. Retrieved 2010-07-21.


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