Ophemert

Ophemert
Ophemert
Village
	Ophemert Castle
	Coat of arms
	The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Ophemert in the former municipality of Neerijnen.
	Coordinates: 51°50′43″N 5°23′3″E / 51.84528°N 5.38417°ECoordinates: 51°50′43″N 5°23′3″E / 51.84528°N 5.38417°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	West Betuwe
Population (2005)
• Total	1,630
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Ophemert is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 5 km south of Tiel.

Ophemert was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen.^[1]

In 2001, the village of Ophemert had 1020 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.30 km², and contained 389 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Ophemert", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1670.^[3]

Gallery[]

Ophemert, view to the village from the Waalbandijk with reformed church

References[]

^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

External links[]

Map of the former municipality in 1868

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[1] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

[CBS-2] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).

[CBS2-3] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

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