De Mars, Gelderland Explained

De Mars
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Buren - De Mars.png
Map Caption1:The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of De Mars in the municipality of Buren.-->
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Buren
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Gelderland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:7
Area Total Km2:7.29
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:295
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:4033
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0344

De Mars is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 8 km south of Veenendaal.

The area belonging to De Mars was originally located north of the Rhine river. However, the river bed now runs along a new route north of De Mars.

It was first mentioned in 1250 as in Marsche, and means "in the marsh".[3] In 1840, it was home to 219 people.[4] The postal authorities have placed it under Lienden.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4033AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 21 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 21 March 2022. together with Marsdijk.
  3. Web site: De Mars - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 21 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: De Mars (Lienden) . Plaatsengids . 21 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Postcode 4033 in Lienden . Postcode bij adres . 21 March 2022 . nl.