Maasdriel

Maasdriel (Dutch pronunciation: [maːzˈdril] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands.

Maasdriel
Municipality
Church in Alem
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°20′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Henny van Kooten (SGP)
Area [2]
• Total	75.46 km2 (29.14 sq mi)
• Land	66.11 km2 (25.53 sq mi)
• Water	9.35 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	25,452
• Density	385/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5320–5335, 6624
Area code	0418, 0487, 073
Website	www.maasdriel.nl

Maasdriel was formed on 1 January, 1999 by the merger of the former municipalities of Ammerzoden (including Well, Wellseind en Wordragen), Hedel, Heerewaarden, Maasdriel (Alem, Hoenzadriel, Kerkdriel and Velddriel) and Rossum (including Hurwenen). The former municipality of Maasdriel was called "Driel" before 1944.^[5]

Populated places

• Alem
• Ammerzoden
• Californië
• Hedel
• Heerewaarden
• Hoenzadriel
• Hurwenen
• Kerkdriel
• Rossum
• Velddriel
• Well
• Wellseind
• Wordragen

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Maasdriel, June 2015

Joannes Zwijsen

Notable people

• Johannes Zwijsen (1794 in Kerkdriel – 1877) Roman Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
• Jacobus Groenendaal (1805 in Heerewaarden – 1860) a South African statesman
• Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas (1832 in Hedel – 1908) a Dutch animal and landscape painter of the Hague School
• Hendrik van der Veen (1888 in Rossum – 1977) a Dutch missionary worker and linguist who worked in Tana Toraja, Dutch East Indies.
• Thijs de Graauw (born 1942 in Kerkdriel) a Dutch astronomer
• Boet van Dulmen (born 1948 in Ammerzoden) a Dutch former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer

Gallery

• 
  "Castle" Rossum
• 
  Teisterbant in Kerkdriel
• 
  Ammersoyen Castle in Ammerzoden
• 
  The castle of Well
• 
  Villa Ouderzorg in Hurwenen
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  The windmill Sarah Catharina in Kerkdriel
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  Hubertus-church in Alem
• 
  Meersloot in Ammerzoden