Rossum, Gelderland

Rossum
Town

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The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Rossum in the municipality of Maasdriel.
Coordinates: 51°48′3″N 5°20′8″E / 51.80083°N 5.33556°E / 51.80083; 5.33556Coordinates: 51°48′3″N 5°20′8″E / 51.80083°N 5.33556°E / 51.80083; 5.33556
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Maasdriel
Population (1 January 2010)
  Total 2,630
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 5328
Dialing code 0418

Rossum is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 11 km southwest of Tiel.

Rossum was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1999, when it was merged with Maasdriel.[1]

In 2001, the town of Rossum had 1728 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.49 km², and contained 699 residences.[2] The statistical area "Rossum", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2120.[3]

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.

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