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Wanssum
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- Locality
- Wanssum
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,905
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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- Population
- 606
- Area
- 7.82
- Image
- Sint Michaelskerk Wanssum.jpg
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- postal code
- 5861
- Commons category
- Wanssum
- P8168
- Veniamin Alexandrov
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Wanssum is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Venray.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1242 as Wanzem, and means "settlement of Wando or Wanso (person)". Wanssum developed at the confluence of the Grote Molenbeek with the maas. In 1485, it became an independent parish. In 1648, it became part of Spanish Guelders. In 1713, it was part of Prussia, and in 1815, it became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Venray
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Ysselsteyn
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