Hierden
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Hierden | |
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Village | |
 Estate Essenburgh | |
  Hierden Location in the Netherlands  Hierden Hierden (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°21′21″N 5°40′34″E / 52.35583°N 5.67611°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Harderwijk |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,240 |
| • Density | 346/km2 (897/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3849[1] |
| Dialing code | 0341 |
Hierden is a farming village in the centre-east of Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Harderwijk, Gelderland.
It was first mentioned 1331 as Heyrde and means "solid underground".[3] The first church was built in the 17th century. The current church dates from 1880. Groot Essenburg is a manor house which was built in 1652 and modified in 1767 and 1929.[4] In 1840, it was home to 957 people.[5]
