Alphen, Gelderland
Alphen (also known as Alphen aan de Maas) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 7 km north of Oss.
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 The village (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Alphen in the municipality of West Maas en Waal. | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Maas en Waal |
| Population | ca. 1,700 |
Windmill: Tot Voordeel en Genoegen
Alphen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Appeltern.[1]
In 2001, the village of Alphen had 892 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.28 km², and contained 353 residences.[2] The statistical area "Alphen", which also covers the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1740.[3] This includes the hamlets of Moordhuizen, Greffeling, and Nieuwe Schans. The windmill Tot Voordeel en Genoegen lies just to the west of the village.
References
Notes
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.. Sum of the areas "Kern Alphen" and "Buitengebied Alphen".
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Alphen". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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