# Alem

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This article is about the town. For other uses, see [Alem (disambiguation)](/source/Alem_(disambiguation)).

**Alem** is a [village](/source/Village) in the [Dutch](/source/Netherlands) province of [Gelderland](/source/Gelderland). It is a part of the municipality of [Maasdriel](/source/Maasdriel), and lies about 10 km north of ['s-Hertogenbosch](/source/'s-Hertogenbosch).

It used to part of the province in [North Brabant](/source/North_Brabant). In 1934, it became part of Gelderland. Until 1958, **Alem, Maren en Kessel** was a separate municipality. The villages of [Maren](/source/Maren,_Netherlands) and [Maren-Kessel](/source/Maren-Kessel) are now part of the municipality of [Lith](/source/Lith,_North_Brabant).[2]

## History

It was first mentioned in 1107 as Aleym. The etymology is unclear.[3] The village developed along the [Maas](/source/Meuse). The [Dutch Reformed Church](/source/Dutch_Reformed_Church) has probably been built around 1719 using material from a previous church lost in a 1717 flood.[4] In 1840, it was home to 307 people.[2]

In 1925, the canalisation of the Maas resulted in Alem becoming a river island.[4] In 1934, it became part of the province of Gelderland.[2]

## References

1. ["Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021"](https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls). *Central Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

1. ["Alem"](https://www.plaatsengids.nl/alem) (in Dutch). *Plaatsengids*. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. ["Alem - (geografische naam)"](https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/alem) (in Dutch). *Etymologiebank*. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). ["Alem"](https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu05_01/sten009monu05_01_0012.php) (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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