Aam is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
in the
Dutch
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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 located in the municipality of
Overbetuwe
Overbetuwe () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and i ...
, about 1 km east of the town of
Elst.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.] The hamlet is nowadays surrounded by Elst.
It was first mentioned in the 11th century as apud Ambam, and refers to the Amba river.
In 1840, it was home to 182 people.
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Overbetuwe
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