Ottersum

Ottersum is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gennep, and lies about 17 km southeast of Nijmegen.

Ottersum
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Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°42′14″N 5°59′3″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityGennep
Population
 (1 January 2008)
2,472

Ottersum was a separate municipality until 1973, when it was merged with Gennep.[1]

In 2001, Ottersum had 1568 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.33 km², and contained 596 residences.[2]

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
Ottersum, former town hall
Ottersum, church: de Johannes de Doperkerk


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