Herwijnen

Herwijnen
Village

Coat of arms

The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Herwijnen in the municipality of Lingewaal.
Coordinates: 51°49′31″N 5°7′49″E / 51.82528°N 5.13028°ECoordinates: 51°49′31″N 5°7′49″E / 51.82528°N 5.13028°E
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Lingewaal
Population (2006)
  Total 2,500
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Herwijnen 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, Asperen, Heukelum and Spijk.[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]

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
  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.

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