Rossum, Gelderland

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

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51°48′3″N 5°20′8″E / 51.80083°N 5.33556°E / 51.80083; 5.33556CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityMaasdrielArea

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• Total14.17 km² (5.47 sq mi)Elevation

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5 m (16 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,995 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5328

Dialing code0418

Rossum is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 11 km southwest of Tiel.

Rossum was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1999, when it was merged with Maasdriel.^[3]

History

It was first mentioned in 893 as Rotheheym, and means "settlement near cleared forest".^[4] It developed into a stretched out esdorp with a centre near the church and one near the castle. The Dutch Reformed Church was a tower of the 16th century with 12th century elements. The church dates from 1860.^[5] Huis Rossum was a castle from the 13th century. It was destroyed in 1599 during the Siege of Zaltbommel, and the remainder was demolished in 1740.^[6] In 1848, a manor house was constructed on the site of the former castle.^[5] In 1840, Rossum was home to 845 people.^[6]

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Huis Rossum
Former Reformed Church
Social sofa and hotel restaurant
Residential house

References

^ ^a ^b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022. Minus Hurwenen
^ "Postcodetool for 5328AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Rossum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Rossum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rossum (Gelderland)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.