Zoelmond Explained

Zoelmond
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Buren - Zoelmond.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zoelmond in the municipality of Buren.
Mapsize:250-->
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:4
Area Total Km2:11.40
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,175
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:4111 & 4112
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0345

Zoelmond is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 10 km northwest of Tiel.

It was first mentioned in 1214 as Zolemunde, and means "mouth of the river Zoel".[3] The village developed into a stretched out esdorp along the former river. A chapel was built in 1404 which was expanded into a church around 1447. The tower dates from 1911.[4] In 1840, it was home to 536 people.[5] A grist mill was built in 1714, but it burned down in 1917 and the remainder was demolished in 1987.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4111KP . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 21 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 21 March 2022. two entries contains part of Beusichem.
  3. Web site: Zoelmond - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 21 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Zoelmond . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 353 . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9406 3 . nl . 21 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Zoelmond . Plaatsengids . 21 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: (korenmolen), Zoelmond . Molen database.org . 21 March 2022 . nl.