Ophemert

Ophemert
Village

Coat of arms

The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Ophemert in the municipality of Neerijnen.
Coordinates: 51°50′43″N 5°23′3″E / 51.84528°N 5.38417°E / 51.84528; 5.38417Coordinates: 51°50′43″N 5°23′3″E / 51.84528°N 5.38417°E / 51.84528; 5.38417
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Neerijnen
Population (2005)
  Total 1,630
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Ophemert is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 5 km south of Tiel.

Ophemert was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen.[1]

In 2001, the village of Ophemert had 1020 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.30 km², and contained 389 residences.[2] The statistical area "Ophemert", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1670.[3]

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.


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