Beneden-Leeuwen

Geschiedenis

Beneden-Leeuwen is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 7 km east of Tiel, on the opposite (southern) bank of the river Waal.In 2001, the town of Beneden-Leeuwen had 5626 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.1 km², and contained 2168 residences. The statistical area "Beneden-Leeuwen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5990.People born in Beneden-Leeuwen Jona Lendering (born 1964), historian Marco Pastors (born 1965), politician Arno van Zwam (born 1969), footballer Hanneke Hoefnagel (born 1988), gymnast