Malden, Netherlands

Town in Gelderland, Netherlands

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51°47′N 5°51′E / 51.783°N 5.850°E / 51.783; 5.850CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityHeumenArea

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• Total6.01 km² (2.32 sq mi)Elevation

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10 m (30 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total10,930 • Density1,800/km² (4,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6581^[1]

Dialing code024

Malden is a town in the Dutch municipality of Heumen, Gelderland. Malden is located straight to the south of the City of Nijmegen. Malden is also home to the town hall of Heumen.^[3] Malden's football club is called SV Juliana '31.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1247 as de Maldene, and means people's meeting / court of justice.^[4] Malden developed between the moraine and the river bank in the Early Middle Ages. Later, it developed into a linear settlement along the road (nowadays: N844).^[5]

Malden was home to 680 people in 1840,^[6] which increased to 10,930 by 2021.

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022. three entries
^ "Postcodetool for 6581AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Gemeentehuis". Heumen (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Malden - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Malden" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Malden". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2022.