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Alphen, Gelderland

Field	Value
name	Alphen
other_name	Alphen aan de Maas
settlement_type	Village
native_name_lang	nl
image_skyline	File:Alphen, windmolen Tot Voordeel en Genoegen RM8200 IMG 4148 2018-06-06 14.29.jpg
image_caption	Windmill Tot Voordeel en Genoegen
image_map	Map NL - West Maas en Waal - Alphen.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	The village (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Alphen in the municipality of West Maas en Waal.
image_map1	LocatieWestMaasEnWaal.png
mapsize1	250px
pushpin_map	Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Gelderland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Gelderland
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	West Maas en Waal
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	7
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	11.75
population_footnotes
population_total	1,675
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	6626
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	0487
coordinates

-- Alphen (also known as Alphen aan de Maas) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 7 km north of Oss.

Alphen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Appeltern. The statistical area "Alphen" includes the hamlets of Moordhuizen, , and .

History

It was first mentioned in 1144 as Alfene. The etymology is unclear. It is often called Alphen aan de Maas to distinguish from Alphen aan den Rijn. The village developed along the Maas, and was originally a spread out settlement. The tower of the Catholic St. Lambertus Church dates from the middle of the 12th century. The church was constructed 1400. Between 1929 and 1932, the church was restored and enlarged. The Dutch Reformed Church is a modest building from 1818. In 1840, Alphen was home to 913 people.

The windmill Tot Voordeel en Genoegen lies just to the west of the village. The grist mill was constructed in 1798 and restored in 1963. An hydroelectric power station capable of producing 14 Megawatts of electricity has been built next to the wind mill.

Notable people

Tineke Strik (born 1961), politician

Gallery

File:Alphen (Gld) Rijksmonument 8197 H. Lambertuskerk.JPG|Lambertus Church File:Alphen (Gld) Rijksmonument 523079 Dijkmagazijn.JPG|Dike shed File:Alphen (Gld) Rijksmonument 8201 Hervormde kerk.JPG|Dutch Reformed Church File:Overzicht van de gevels van het voormalige Maasbommelse stoomgemaal, bij de Nieuwe Schans - Maasbommel - 20428048 - RCE.jpg|Former steam pumping station at Nieuwe Schans

References

"Postcodetool for 6626KH". Het Waterschapshuis.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten
"Alphen - (geografische naam)".
Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven. (2000). "Alphen aan de Maas". Waanders.
"Alphen (Gelderland)".
"Tot Voordeel en Genoegen".
"Waterkracht".
"Prof.Dr. M.H.A. (Tineke) Strik".

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