Heumen

Heumen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦøːmə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands.

Heumen
Municipality
Windmill near Overasselt
Windmill near Overasselt
Flag of Heumen
Flag
Coat of arms of Heumen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Heumen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°47′N 5°51′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMarriët Mittendorff[2] (CDA)
Area
[3]
 • Total41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi)
 • Land39.76 km2 (15.35 sq mi)
 • Water1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total16,569
 • Density417/km2 (1,080/sq mi)
DemonymHeumenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6580–6582, 6610–6612
Area code024
Websitewww.heumen.nl

Population centres
  • Heumen
  • Malden (administrative centre)
  • Molenhoek (partly)
  • Nederasselt
  • Overasselt

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Heumen, June 2015

Notable people
  • Wisse Alfred Pierre Smit (1903–1986) a poet and an influential Dutch literary historian of the Dutch Golden Age
  • Frans Thijssen (born 1952 in Malden) a former international Dutch footballer with 628 club caps
  • Sabina Brons (born 1965) stage name Selena a Dutch singer
  • Bram Nuytinck (born 1990) a Dutch footballer with over 270 club caps
  • Heumen, the catholic church
    Heumen, the catholic church
  • Heumen, water tap
    Heumen, water tap
  • Mook-Heumense schans
    Mook-Heumense schans
  • Heumen, the reformed church
    Heumen, the reformed church
  • Nederasselt (Heumen, Gld) Dijkmagazijn
    Nederasselt (Heumen, Gld) Dijkmagazijn

References
  1. "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Heumen. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. "Waarnemend burgemeester bekend" (in Dutch). Heumen municipality. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Postcodetool for 6581AC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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