Alphen (Gelderland)

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The village (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Alphen in the municipality of West Maas en Waal.

Alphen (also known as Alphen aan de Maas) is a village 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.

Alphen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Appeltern.[1]

In 2001, the village of Alphen had 892 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.28 km², and contained 353 residences.[2] The statistical area "Alphen", which also covers the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1740.[3] This includes the hamlets of Moordhuizen, Greffeling, and Nieuwe Schans.

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  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.. Sum of the areas "Kern Alphen" and "Buitengebied Alphen".


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Coordinates: 51°49′21″N 5°28′15″E / 51.8225, 5.47083