Wamel
Wamel | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Reformed church of Wamel | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°28′E / 51.883°N 5.467°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Maas en Waal |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.66 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,470 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6659 |
| Dialing code | 0487 |
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.
It was first mentioned in 893 as in Uamele. The etymology is unclear. The village developed into an elongated settlement. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1572 and replaces demolished earlier church. Between 1878 and 1879, a Roman Catholic church was built. It was destroyed in 1944, and rebuilt between 1952 and 1954. In 1840, and it was home to 1,453 people.