Zaltbommel

Zaltbommel
Municipality
Clockwise from top left: City hall, Saint Martin church, Gasthuis Tower, Gothic house Clockwise from top left: City hall, Saint Martin church, Gasthuis Tower, Gothic house
Flag Coat of arms of Zaltbommel Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland Location in Gelderland
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Albert van den Bosch (VVD)
Area
• Total	89.04 km2 (34.38 sq mi)
• Land	79.61 km2 (30.74 sq mi)
• Water	9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (May 2014)
• Total	27,242
• Density	342/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	5300–5311, 5315–5318
Area code	0418
Website	www.zaltbommel.nl

Zaltbommel (Dutch pronunciation: [zɑldˈbɔməl]) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands.

Zaltbommel was expanded to its current size on 1 January 1999, by a merger of the municipalities of Brakel, Kerkwijk and Zaltbommel. The municipality is situated in the heart of the Netherlands, close to the A2 Motorway, the railway line from Utrecht to 's-Hertogenbosch and the rivers Waal and Maas.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of Zaltbommel, Sept. 2014

Dutch Topographic map of Zaltbommel (municipality), Sept. 2014

Population centres

The municipality, consists of 13 population centres and had a population of 27,242 in 2014.

Name	Population (1-1-2007)	Population (1-1-2008)
Aalst	1914	1908
Bern	39	38
Brakel	2893	2882
Bruchem	1676	1671
Delwijnen	368	366
Gameren	2104	2121
Kerkwijk	496	507
Nederhemert	1497	1496
Nieuwaal	701	710
Poederoijen	943	961
Zaltbommel	11934	11877
Zuilichem	1640	1650
Total	26205	26187

The city of Zaltbommel

The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel received city rights in 1231 and these were renewed in 1316.

Notable residents

• Maarten van Rossum, (ca. 1490 - 1555), famous military commander
• Lucas Vorsterman (1595–1675), engraver
• Gerard Hoet, painter
• Hendrik Antonie Lodewijk Hamelberg (1826–1896), consul general and special envoy of the Orange Free State
• Gerard Philips (1858–1942), industrialist, co-founder of Philips Electronics
• Anton Philips (1874–1951), industrialist, co-founder of Philips Electronics
• Fiep Westendorp (1916-2004), illustrator

Image gallery

• Zaltbommel Waalbruggen 001.jpg

  Zaltbommel (in the upper right-hand corner of the image) is situated on the banks of the Waal. Major north-south highways and railways cross the river in the town, just east of the town centre.

• Zaltbommel 1649 Blaeu.jpg

  1649 map of Zaltbommel in Willem and Joan Blaeu's "Toonneel der Steden"

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website