| Wanssum | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limburg |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Venray |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 16 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.07 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,875 |
| 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: | 5861 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0478 |
| Coordinates: | 51.5358°N 6.0753°W |
Wanssum is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Venray.
The village was first mentioned in 1242 as Wanzem, and means "settlement of Wando or Wanso (person)".[3] Wanssum developed at the confluence of the Grote Molenbeek with the maas. In 1485, it became an independent parish. In 1648, it became part of Spanish Guelders. In 1713, it was part of Prussia, and in 1815, it became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[4]
The St Michaels Church is a three aisled church built between 1950 and 1951 to replace the church which was destroyed in 1944.[4]
Wanssum was home to 460 people in 1840. Most of the village was destroyed by war in 1944, and later rebuilt.[4] Wanssum was a separate municipality until 1969, when it merged with Meerlo. In 2010, it became part of the municipality of Venray.[5]