:
Alem is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
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People E ...
province of
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Maasdriel
Maasdriel () 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, Heerewaarde ...
, and lies about 10 km north of
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
.
It used to part of the province in
North Brabant
North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...
. In 1934, it became part of Gelderland. Until 1958, Alem, Maren en Kessel was a separate municipality. The villages of
Maren and
Maren-Kessel are now part of the municipality of
Lith.
History
It was first mentioned in 1107 as Aleym. The etymology is unclear.
The village developed along the
Maas. The
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the original denomination of the Dutch Royal Family and ...
has probably been built around 1719 using material from a previous church lost in a 1717 flood.
In 1840, it was home to 307 people.
In 1925, the canalisation of the Maas resulted in Alem becoming a river island.
In 1934, it became part of the province of Gelderland.
Gallery
Netherlands, Maasdriel, Alem (3).jpg, Scene in Alem
Netherlands, Maasdriel, Alem (2).JPG, Saint Odradastreet with village inn "Het Hart van Alem"
Netherlands, Maasdriel, Alem (7).jpg, Ferry across the river Meuse
References
Former municipalities of North Brabant
Populated places in Gelderland
Maasdriel
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