Wamel
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Wamel
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = File:Wamel, de Hervormde kerk RM38240 IMG 8528 2021-03-24 13.13.jpg
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| image_caption = Reformed church of Wamel
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| image_shield = Wamel wapen.svg
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = West Maas en Waal
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| coordinates = {{coord|51|53|N|5|28|E|region:NL_type:city(1825)|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_m = 7
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| area_total_km2 = 13.66
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=25 March 2022}}
| population_total = 2,470
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0487
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Wamel is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is part of the West Maas en Waal municipality, about 3 km east of Tiel.
Wamel was a separate municipality until 1984, when it merged with Appeltern and Dreumel. The new municipality was first called "Wamel", but changed to "West Maas en Waal" in 1985. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.{{cite web
|url=http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr%3D20061061
|title=KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina
|accessdate=December 3, 2009
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061
|archivedate=February 20, 2007
}}
It was first mentioned in 893 as Uamele. The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/wamel |title=Wamel - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=nl}} The village developed into an elongated settlement. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1572 and replaces a demolished earlier church. Between 1878 and 1879, a Roman Catholic church was built. It was destroyed in 1944, and rebuilt between 1952 and 1954.{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu05_01/sten009monu05_01_0217.php |title=Wamel |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90-400-9406-3 |language=nl |access-date=25 March 2022}} In 1840, it was home to 1,453 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/wamel |title=Wamel |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=nl}}
People born in Wamel
- Ivo Den Bieman (born 1967), footballer
- Bram van den Berg (born 1982), drummer
- Iris van Herpen (born 1984), fashion designer
Gallery
File:Exterieur - Wamel - 20249165 - RCE.jpg|Huize Sterkenburg
File:R-K Sint-Victorkerk Wamel.jpg|Saint Victor Church
File:Voorgevel - Wamel - 20249189 - RCE.jpg|Street in Wamel
References
{{Dutch municipality West Maas en Waal}}
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Category:Populated places in Gelderland
Category:Former municipalities of Gelderland
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