Aijen
Hamlet in Limburg, Netherlands
51°35′N 6°02′E / 51.583°N 6.033°E / 51.583; 6.033[1]
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(2021)[1]
5854[1]
Aijen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːi.ə(n)]; Limburgish: Äöje [ˈœːjə]) is a hamlet in the municipality of Bergen in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands.
The village was first mentioned in 1336 as Oyen, and means "land on a stream".[3] Aijen was home to 257 people in 1840.[4]
Between 1533 until 1965, there was a pedestrian ferry across the Maas to Maashees [nl]. Aijen does not have a church, but has a chapel from the 16th or 17th century, and it was the religious building in the municipality of Bergen which survived undamaged.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5854AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Aijen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Aijen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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