Beneden-Leeuwen

West Maas en Waal (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛst ˈmaːs ɛn ˈʋaːl] (listen)) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal, an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers.

De Wielewaal (English: The Mule) is a tower mill in Beneden-Leeuwen, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1857 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

The Waal (Dutch name, pronounced [ʋaːl]) is the main distributary branch of the river Rhine flowing approximately 80 km (50 mi) through the Netherlands. It is the major waterway connecting the port of Rotterdam to Germany. Before it reaches Rotterdam, it joins with the Afgedamde Maas near Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede. Along its length, Nijmegen, Tiel, Zaltbommel and Gorinchem are towns of importance with direct access to the river. The river, which is the main channel in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta system, carries 65% of the total flow of the Rhine.

Leeuwen is a former municipality consisting two villages of Beneden-Leeuwen and Boven-Leeuwen, now in the municipality of West Maas en Waal, in the Dutch province of Gelderland . Leeuwen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Wamel.

IJzendoorn is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 8 km east of Tiel. IJzendoorn was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1923, when it was merged with Echteld.

Boven-Leeuwen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 9 km east of Tiel. It is the protestant part of the former village of Leeuwen.

Echteld is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 6 km east of Tiel. Echteld was a separate municipality between 1818 and 2002, when it was merged with Kesteren. Before 1818, the municipality was called Ochten, after a neighbouring village.

Wamel is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 3 km east of Tiel. Wamel was a separate municipality until 1984, when it merged with Appeltern and Dreumel. The new municipality was first called "Wamel", but the name changed to "West Maas en Waal" in 1985. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.It was first mentioned in 893 as in Uamele. The etymology is unclear. The village developed into an elongated settlement. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1572 and is a replacement of demolished earlier church. Between 1878 to 1879, a Roman Catholic church was built. It was destroyed in 1944, and rebuilt between 1952 and 1954. In 1840, it was home to 1,453 people.

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. It was first mentioned in 1134 as Altfurse, and means "old settlement near furze (ulex europaeus)". 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. In 1840, it was home to 281 people. The Roman Catholic Church dates from 1891 and is the replacement of a barn church.

Kesteren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 8 km southwest of Wageningen. Kesteren was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Dodewaard and Echteld. The new municipality was first called "Kesteren", but changed its name to Neder-Betuwe in 2003.