Heumen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦøːmə(n)] ) is a municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands.
Heumen | |
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Windmill near Overasselt | |
Location in Gelderland | |
Coordinates: 51°47′N 5°51′E / 51.783°N 5.850°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Marriët Mittendorff[1] (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi) |
• Land | 39.76 km2 (15.35 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 16,569 |
• Density | 417/km2 (1,080/sq mi) |
Demonym | Heumenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6580–6582, 6610–6612 |
Area code | 024 |
Website | www |
Population centres
edit- Heumen
- Malden (administrative centre)
- Molenhoek (partly)
- Nederasselt
- Overasselt
Topography
editDutch Topographic map of the municipality of Heumen, June 2015
Notable people
edit- Wisse Alfred Pierre Smit (1903–1986) a poet and an influential Dutch literary historian of the Dutch Golden Age
- Frans Thijssen (born 1952 in Malden) a former international Dutch footballer with 628 club caps
- Sabina Brons (born 1965) stage name Selena a Dutch singer
- Bram Nuytinck (born 1990) a Dutch footballer with over 270 club caps
Gallery
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Heumen, the catholic church
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Heumen, water tap
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Mook-Heumense schans
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Heumen, the reformed church
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Nederasselt (Heumen, Gld) Dijkmagazijn
References
edit- ^ "Waarnemend burgemeester bekend" (in Dutch). Heumen municipality. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Heumen. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6581AC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
editMedia related to Heumen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website