Hurwenen

Hurwenen
Village

Coat of arms

The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Hurwenen in the municipality of Maasdriel.
Coordinates: 51°48′38″N 5°19′4″E / 51.81056°N 5.31778°ECoordinates: 51°48′38″N 5°19′4″E / 51.81056°N 5.31778°E
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Maasdriel
Population (1 January 2010)
 • Total 842
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 5327
Dialing code 0418

Hurwenen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 11 km southwest of Tiel.

Hurwenen was a separate municipality until 1955, when it was merged with Rossum, except for a short period between 1818 and 1821, when it was also a part of Rossum.[1]

In 2001, the village of Hurwenen had 285 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.11 km², and contained 122 residences.[2] The statistical area "Hurwenen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 640.[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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