Alphen
Alphen aan de Maas | |
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Village | |
 Windmill Tot Voordeel en Genoegen | |
  Alphen Location in the Netherlands  Alphen Alphen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′21″N 5°28′15″E / 51.82250°N 5.47083°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Maas en Waal |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.75 km2 (4.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,675 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6626[1] |
| Dialing code | 0487 |
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.[3] The statistical area "Alphen" includes the hamlets of Moordhuizen, Greffeling, and Nieuwe Schans.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6626KH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.