Herwijnen
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Herwijnen | |
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Village | |
.JPG) Church of Herwijnen | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Herwijnen Location in the Netherlands  Herwijnen Herwijnen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′31″N 5°7′49″E / 51.82528°N 5.13028°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Betuwe |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 2,790 |
| • Density | 116/km2 (301/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4171[1] |
| Dialing code | 0418 |
Herwijnen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 11 km east of Gorinchem.
Herwijnen was a separate municipality until 1986, when it was merged with Vuren, Asperen, Heukelum and Spijk as municipality of Lingewaal.[3] Since 2019 Lingewaal merged with Geldermalsen and Neerijnen in the new municipality of West Betuwe.[4]
It was first mentioned in 850 as Heriuuinna, and means "meadow of the lord".[5] Herwijnen developed into a stretched dike village. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1823.[6] In 1840, it was home to 1,784 people.[4]
The former Fort de Nieuwe Steeg was built in 1878 as part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie, a line of defence to protect Holland. The fort contains two bomb resistant barracks. To the west of Fort Vuren was constructed from a 1844 redoubt.[6]
In 2022 the Dutch Ministry of Defence choose Herwijnen as location for the construction of a new radarstation.[7]
Notable people
- Johannes van den Bosch (1780-1844) Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1830 to 1833
- Patrick Vroegh (1999), football player
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