Zaltbommel

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Zaltbommel


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 89.06
area_land_km2 = 79.94
area_water_km2 = 9.12
population_as_of = 1 January 2008
population_note = Source: Municipality Zaltbommel, [http://www.zaltbommel.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 26187
population_density_km2 = 328
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel first received city status in 1231, which status was renewed in 1316.

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

Population centres within the municipality

Aalst, Bern, Brakel, Bruchem, Delwijnen, Gameren, Kerkwijk, Nederhemert, Nieuwaal, Poederoijen, Zaltbommel and Zuilichem.

The City of Zaltbommel, consists of 13 Population Centres and counted 26.187 inhabitants on the 1st of January 2008, a decrease of 18 compared to 2007.

	1-1-2007	1-1-2008
Aalst	1.914	1.908
Bern	39	38
Brakel	2.893	2.882
Bruchem	1.676	1.671
Delwijnen	368	366
Gameren	2.104	2.121
Kerkwijk	496	507
Nederhemert	1.497	1.496
Nieuwaal	701	710
Poederoijen	943	961
Zaltbommel	11.934	11.877
Zuilichem	1.640	1.650
Totaal	26.205	26.187

The city of Zaltbommel

Zaltbommel received city rights in 1231 and these were renewed in 1316.

People born in Zaltbommel

*Maarten van Rossum, (ca. 1490 - 1555), famous military commander
*Lucas Vorsterman (1595 - 1675), engraver
*Hendrik Antonie Lodewijk Hamelberg (1826 - 1896), consul general and special envoy of the Orange Free State
*Gerard Philips (1858 - 1942), industrialist, founder of Philips Electronics

External links

* [http://www.zaltbommel.nl/?ContentType=stadsomroeper&ProductID=1056 Official Website of Zaltbommel (English)]