Herwijnen

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Herwijnen in the municipality of Lingewaal.

Herwijnen ( 51°50′N, 5°8′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and lies about 11 km east of Gorinchem.

Herwijnen was a separate municipality until 1986, when it was merged with Vuren.[1]

In 2001, the village of Herwijnen had 1494 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.34 km2, and contained 550 residences.[2] The statistical area "Herwijnen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2470.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.

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