Buurmalsen
Buurmalsen | |
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Village | |
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 The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Buurmalsen in the municipality of Geldermalsen. | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′34″N 5°17′33″E / 51.89278°N 5.29250°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Geldermalsen |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,058 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Buurmalsen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen, and lies about 9 km west of Tiel.
Buurmalsen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1978, when it became a part of Geldermalsen.[1]
The village is the ancestral home of a President of the United States, Martin Van Buren, whose ancestor Cornelis Maessen immigrated to New Netherland in 1631.
In 2001, the village of Buurmalsen proper had 574 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.15 km², and contained 210 residences.[2] The statistical area "Buurmalsen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 960.[3]
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 2006-07-24 at WebCite. As of 1 January 2005.
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