Wamel is a village in the

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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 part of the

West Maas en Waal West Maas en Waal () is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality covers the western part of the , an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers. Population centres Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the ...

municipality, about 3 km east of

Tiel Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...

. Wamel was a separate municipality until 1984, when it merged with

Appeltern Appeltern is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oss. Until 1984, Appeltern was an independent municipality. History It was first mentioned i ...

and

Dreumel Dreumel is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 4 km south of Tiel. Dreumel was a separate municipality until 1984, when it was merged with Wamel. History It w ...

. The new municipality was first called "Wamel", but changed to "West Maas en Waal" in 1985. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. It was first mentioned in 893 as in Uamele. The etymology is unclear. The village developed into an elongated settlement. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1572 and replaces demolished earlier church. Between 1878 and 1879, a Roman Catholic church was built. It was destroyed in 1944, and rebuilt between 1952 and 1954. In 1840, and it was home to 1,453 people.

People born in Wamel

* Ivo Den Bieman (born 1967), footballer *

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(born 1982), drummer *

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(born 1984), fashion designer

Gallery

File:Exterieur - Wamel - 20249165 - RCE.jpg, Huize Sterkenburg File:R-K Sint-Victorkerk Wamel.jpg, Saint Victor Church File:Voorgevel - Wamel - 20249189 - RCE.jpg, Street in Wamel

References

Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland West Maas en Waal {{Gelderland-geo-stub