Dreumel

Dreumel
—  Town  —
Coat of arms
The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Dreumel in the municipality of West Maas en Waal.
Coordinates: 51°51′N 5°26′E / 51.85°N 5.433°E / 51.85; 5.433Coordinates: 51°51′N 5°26′E / 51.85°N 5.433°E / 51.85; 5.433
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	West Maas en Waal
Population (31 December 2008)
- Total	3,288
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6620-6621

Dreumel is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 4 km south of Tiel.

Dreumel was a separate municipality until 1984, when it was merged with Wamel.^[1]

In 2001, the town of Dreumel had 1957 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.64 km², and contained 797 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Dreumel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3360.^[3]

Transportation

The best place to reach by public transport is 's-Hertogenbosch railway station, by using bus service 165, or the less frequent 164.

The nearest railway station Tiel and Oss.

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Dreumel". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.