Maasbommel

Maasbommel
Town
Coat of arms
The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Maasbommel in the municipality of West Maas en Waal.
Coordinates: 51°49′15″N 5°32′11″E / 51.82083°N 5.53639°ECoordinates: 51°49′15″N 5°32′11″E / 51.82083°N 5.53639°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	West Maas en Waal
Area
• Total	10.68 km^2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2008)
• Total	1,343
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6627

Maasbommel is a town 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. It received city rights in 1328.

Maasbommel was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Appeltern.^[1]

In 2001, the town of Maasbommel had 615 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.28 km², and contained 255 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Maasbommel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1320.^[3]

Maasbommel is known as the place where pioneering floating amphibious houses have been built.^[4][5][6][7]

References

1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
4. Kroeger, Alix (2007-03-01). "Dutch pioneer floating eco-homes". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
5. "Amphibious Houses: Dutch Answer to Flooding: Build Houses that Swim - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
6. "From floating houses to rafts of hyacinths". Post Carbon Cities. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
7. "Dutch Architects Plan for a Floating Future". NPR. Retrieved 2010-07-21.