Buurmalsen


Buurmalsen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen, and lies about 9 km west of Tiel.
Buurmalsen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1978, when it became a part of Geldermalsen.
The village is the ancestral home of former president of the United States, Martin Van Buren, whose ancestor Cornelis Maessen immigrated to New Netherland in 1631.
In 2001, the village of Buurmalsen proper had 574 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.15 km², and contained 210 residences.
The statistical area "Buurmalsen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 960.