| Main | Births etc |
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Zaltbommel | |||
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 Clockwise from top left: City hall, Saint Martin church, Gasthuis Tower, Gothic house | |||
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 Location in Gelderland | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Gelderland | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Albert van den Bosch (VVD) | ||
| Area | |||
• Total |
89.04 km2 (34.38 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 79.61 km2 (30.74 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi) | ||
Zaltbommel (Dutch pronunciation: [zɑɫdˈbɔməɫ] (
listen)) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands.
Zaltbommel was expanded to its current size on 1 January 1999, by a merger of the municipalities of Brakel, Kerkwijk and Zaltbommel. The municipality is situated in the heart of the Netherlands, close to the A2 Motorway, the railway line from Utrecht to 's-Hertogenbosch and the rivers Waal and Maas.
Topography[]
Dutch Topographic map of Zaltbommel (municipality), Sept. 2014
Population centres[]
The municipality, consists of 13 population centres and had a population of 27,052 in 2013.
| Name | Population (1-1-2007) |
Population (1-1-2008) |
|---|---|---|
| Aalst | 1914 | 1908 |
| Bern | 39 | 38 |
| Brakel | 2893 | 2882 |
| Bruchem | 1676 | 1671 |
| Delwijnen | 368 | 366 |
| Gameren | 2104 | 2121 |
| Kerkwijk | 496 | 507 |
| Nederhemert | 1497 | 1496 |
| Nieuwaal | 701 | 710 |
| Poederoijen | 943 | 961 |
| Zaltbommel | 11934 | 11877 |
| Zuilichem | 1640 | 1650 |
| Total | 26205 | 26187 |
The city of Zaltbommel[]
The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel received city rights in 1231 and these were renewed in 1316.
Notable residents[]
- Maarten van Rossum, (ca. 1490 - 1555), famous military commander
- Lucas Vorsterman (1595–1675), engraver
- Hendrik Antonie Lodewijk Hamelberg (1826–1896), consul general and special envoy of the Orange Free State
- Gerard Philips (1858–1942), industrialist, co-founder of Philips Electronics
- Anton Philips (1874–1951), industrialist, co-founder of Philips Electronics
Image gallery[]
Zaltbommel (in the upper right hand corner of the image) is situated on the banks of the Rhine, on a stretch of the river called Waal by the Dutch. Major north-south highways and railways cross the river just east of the town
1649 map of Zaltbommel in Willem and Joan Blaeu's "Toonneel der Steden"
References[]
- ^ "Burgemeester Van den Bosch [Mayor Van den Bosch]" (in Dutch). Gemeente Zaltbommel. http://www.zaltbommel.nl/Bestuur%20en%20organisatie/College%20van%20B%20en%20W/Burgemeester%20en%20wethouders/Burgemeester%20Van%20den%20Bosch. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten [Key figures for neighbourhoods]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 2 July 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5301LB" (in Dutch). Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland. Het Waterschapshuis. http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand [Population growth; regions per month]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 24 June 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37230NED&D1=17-18&D2=101-619,621,624-632&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Zaltbommel at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Media related to 
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Gorinchem (ZH) Boven Merwede |
Lingewaal, Neerijnen Waal |
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| Woudrichem (NB) Aalburg (NB) |
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Maasdriel | ||
   Zaltbommel | ||||
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