Buurmalsen is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 9 km west of

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. Part of the village is located in

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. Buurmalsen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1978, when it became a part of Geldermalsen. The village is the ancestral home of former

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, whose ancestor Cornelis Maessen immigrated to

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in 1631.

History

It was first mentioned in 850 as Uberan Malsna, and means "settlement on the river Malsna near Buren". The origin of Malsna is unknown. Buurmalsen started along the

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and developed into a concentrated ''

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''. The

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dates from around 1100 and has a tower from the early 15th century. It was restored between 1987 and 1989. In 1840, it was home to 465 people.

Gallery

File:Buurmalsen Rijksstraatweg 29.jpg, Farm Malsenburg File:Buurmalsen NH Kerk 2.jpg, Dutch reformed church File:Buurmalsen Rijksstraatweg 27.jpg, Farm in Buurmalsen File:Verkeersbrug Geldermalsen - Buurmalsen.JPG, Bridge to Geldermalsen

References

Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Buren West Betuwe {{Gelderland-geo-stub