Beneden-Leeuwen

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The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Beneden-Leeuwen in the municipality of West Maas en Waal.

Beneden-Leeuwen (51°53′N, 5°31′E) is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 7 km east of Tiel.

In 2001, the town of Beneden-Leeuwen had 5626 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.1 km², and contained 2168 residences.^[1] The statistical area "Beneden-Leeuwen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5990.^[2]

[edit] People born in Beneden-Leeuwen

• Jona Lendering (born 1964), historian
• Marco Pastors (born 1965), politician
• Arno van Zwam (born 1969), footballer
• Hanneke Hoefnagel (born 1988), gymnast

[edit] References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.