Zaltbommel

Zaltbommel is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands.

Zaltbommel was expanded to its current size on 1 January 1999, by a merger of the municipalities of Brakel, Kerkwijk and Zaltbommel. The municipality is situated in the heart of the Netherlands, close to the A2 Motorway, the railway line from Utrecht to 's-Hertogenbosch and the rivers Waal and Maas.

Topography


Dutch Topographic map of Zaltbommel (municipality), Sept. 2014

Population centres
The municipality, consists of 13 population centres and had a population of 0 in.

The city of Zaltbommel
The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel received city rights in 1231 and these were renewed in 1316.

Notable residents

 * Maarten van Rossum, (ca. 1490 - 1555), famous military commander
 * Lucas Vorsterman (1595–1675), engraver
 * Hendrik Antonie Lodewijk Hamelberg (1826–1896), consul general and special envoy of the Orange Free State
 * Gerard Philips (1858–1942), industrialist, co-founder of Philips Electronics
 * Anton Philips (1874–1951), industrialist, co-founder of Philips Electronics