Gameren

Gameren
Village

Coat of arms

The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Gameren in the municipality of Zaltbommel.
Coordinates: 51°48′4″N 5°12′1″E / 51.80111°N 5.20028°E / 51.80111; 5.20028Coordinates: 51°48′4″N 5°12′1″E / 51.80111°N 5.20028°E / 51.80111; 5.20028
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Zaltbommel
Area
 • Total 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)
 • Total 2,328
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Gameren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 14 km (8.7 mi) northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.

Gameren was a separate municipality until 1955, when it was merged with Kerkwijk.[1]

In 2001, the village of Gameren had 1288 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi), and contained 475 residences.[2] The statistical area "Gameren", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1940.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 2006-07-24 at WebCite. As of 1 January 2005.


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