Beneden-Leeuwen
Town in Gelderland, Netherlands
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Beneden-Leeuwen is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 7 km east of Tiel, on the opposite (southern) bank of the river Waal. Beneden-Leeuwen has 6,925 inhabitants on 1 July 2021.[1] It is the Catholic part of the former village Leeuwen.
Beneden-Leeuwen | |
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Town | |
Former town hall of Beneden-Leeuwen | |
 Flag | |
  Beneden-Leeuwen Location in the Netherlands  Beneden-Leeuwen Beneden-Leeuwen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Maas en Waal |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (1 July 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 6,925 |
| • Density | 671.7/km2 (1,740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6658[1] |
| Dialing code | 0487 |
History
It was first called Beneden-Leeuwen in 1986 to distinguish from Boven-Leeuwen.[3] Leeuwen was first attested in the 12th century as Lewen, and means "settlement near burial hill".[4] The village developed along the Waal. In 1898, a Catholic church was built in Beneden-Leeuwen, and the village split in a Catholic (beneden) and a Protestant (boven) village.[5] The St. Alphonsus de Liguori Church was built between 1898 and 1900.[6] In 1840, the entire village of Leeuwen was home to 2,128 people.[7] Windmill De Wielewaal is a grist mill built in 1857.[8]
Notable people
- Hanneke Hoefnagel (born 1988), gymnast
- Jona Lendering (born 1964), historian
- Marco Pastors (born 1965), politician
- Julian Sas (born 1970), blues rock musician[9]
- Arno van Zwam (born 1969), footballer
Gallery
Church: Sint Alphonsus de Liguorikerk
Windmill De Wielewaal
House boats near Beneden-Leeuwen
Villa in Beneden-Leeuwen
