Harmelerwaard
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Harmelerwaard | |
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Hamlet | |
 Draw bridge in Harmerlerwaard | |
  Harmelerwaard Location in the Netherlands  Harmelerwaard Harmelerwaard (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°05′19″N 4°58′55″E / 52.08861°N 4.98194°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Woerden |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3481[1] |
| Dialing code | 0348[1] |
Harmelerwaard is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 9 km west of Utrecht.
The hamlet was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as Hermaelrewart, and means "land near water belonging to Harmelen".[2] It is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Harmelen.[1] It has no place name signs. In 1840, Harmelerwaard was home to 40 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 80 houses.[4]
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