Opijnen

Opijnen
—  Village  —
The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Opijnen in the municipality of Neerijnen.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Neerijnen
Population (2005)
 • Total 1,057
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Opijnen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 10 km southwest of Tiel.

Opijnen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it changed its name to Est en Opijnen.[1]

In 2001, the village of Opijnen had 641 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.18 km², and contained 260 residences.[2] The statistical area "Opijnen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1060.[3]

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 1 January 2005.