Ottersum

Ottersum
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Coordinates: 51°42′14″N 5°59′3″E / 51.70389°N 5.98417°E / 51.70389; 5.98417Coordinates: 51°42′14″N 5°59′3″E / 51.70389°N 5.98417°E / 51.70389; 5.98417
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Gennep
Population (1 January 2008)	2,472

Ottersum, former town hall

Ottersum (51°42′N 5°59′E / 51.7°N 5.983°E / 51.7; 5.983) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gennep, and lies about 17 km southeast of Nijmegen.

Ottersum was a separate municipality until 1973, when it was merged with Gennep.^[1]

In 2001, Ottersum had 1568 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.33 km², and contained 596 residences.^[2]

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

External links

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