Maasdriel

Maasdriel
Municipality
Church in Alem
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°20′E / 51.767°N 5.333°ECoordinates: 51°46′N 5°20′E / 51.767°N 5.333°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Gerd Prick (PvdA)
Area[2]
• Total	75.46 km^2 (29.14 sq mi)
• Land	66.02 km^2 (25.49 sq mi)
• Water	9.44 km^2 (3.64 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	4 m (13 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	24,164
• Density	366/km^2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	5320–5335, 6624
Area code	0418, 0487, 073
Website	www.maasdriel.nl

Maasdriel ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands.

Maasdriel was formed on 1 January, 1999 by the merger of the former municipalities of Ammerzoden (including Well, Wellseind en Wordragen), Hedel, Heerewaarden, Maasdriel (Alem, Hoenzadriel, Kerkdriel and Velddriel) and Rossum (including Hurwenen). The former municipality of Maasdriel was called "Driel" before 1944.^[5]

Population centres

• Alem
• Ammerzoden
• Hedel
• Heerewaarden
• Hoenzadriel
• Hurwenen
• Kerkdriel
• Rossum
• Velddriel
• Well
• Wellseind
• Wordragen

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Maasdriel, June 2015

Pictures

• 

  "Castle" Rossum

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  Teisterbant in Kerkdriel

• 

  Ammersoyen Castle in Ammerzoden

• 

  The castle of Well

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  Villa Ouderzorg in Hurwenen

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  The windmill Sarah Catharina in Kerkdriel

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  Hubertus-church in Alem

References

1. "Burgemeester drs. G.E.W. Prick" (in Dutch). Gemeente Maasdriel. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 5331CB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
5. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.

External links

• Media related to Maasdriel at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website