Aam

Aam

Aam

Hamlet in Gelderland, Netherlands

This article is about the place. For Aam, the fruit, see Mango.
See also: AAM (disambiguation)

Aam is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Overbetuwe, about 1 km east of the town of Elst.[3] The hamlet is nowadays surrounded by Elst.[4]

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It was first mentioned in the 11th century as apud Ambam, and refers to the Amba river.[5] In 1840, it was home to 182 people.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 6662AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. [4]
    "Aam". Plaatsengids. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Aam - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.


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