Altforst

Altforst is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 10 km north of Oss.

Altforst
Village
Church: the Sint-Donatuskerk
Church: the Sint-Donatuskerk
Altforst is located in Gelderland
Altforst
Altforst
Location in the Netherlands
Altforst is located in Netherlands
Altforst
Altforst
Altforst (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°51′N 5°34′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityWest Maas en Waal
Area
[1]
 • Total7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total580
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6628[1]
Dialing code0487

It was first mentioned in 1134 as Altfurse, and means "old settlement near furze (ulex europaeus)".[3] The village started as a deforestation settlement. It was a low-lying area, and therefore, three artificial mounds have been erected in the village. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1824 and was decommissioned in 1970.[4] In 1840, it was home to 281 people. The Roman Catholic Church dates from 1891 and is the replacement of a barn church.[5]

  • Discotheque in Altforst
    Discotheque in Altforst
  • Dutch Reformed Church
    Dutch Reformed Church

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 6628AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Altforst - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. A.G. Schulte (1986). Het Land van Maas en Waal (in Dutch). The Hague: Staatsuitgeverij. p. 300. ISBN 90 12 05040 5. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. "Alforst". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.


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