Herwen

Place in Gelderland, Netherlands

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

51°53′8″N 6°5′58″E / 51.88556°N 6.09944°E / 51.88556; 6.09944CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityZevenaarArea

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• Total5.55 km² (2.14 sq mi)Elevation

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13 m (43 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,060 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6914^[1]

Dialing code0316

Herwen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar.

Herwen was a separate municipality until 1818, when the area was divided between the new municipality of Herwen en Aerdt and Pannerden.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 1st century as Carvio ad Molem. The etymologie in unclear. It was discovered on the tomb of Marcus Mallius, a Roman soldier buried in Herwen. In 897, it was attested as Harauua.^[4] Herwen developed along the Oude Rijn near Castle Ter Cluse. The castle was built in 1348 and destroyed in 1598. In 1652, a havezate was built in its place. The Catholic St.-Martinus Church was built between 1904 and 1905 as a replacement of an 1818 predecessor.^[5] In 1840, Herwen was home to 654 people.^[6]

Gallery

Herwen, church: de Sint Martinuskerk
't Huis Aerdt
Oude Rijm near Herwen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6914AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
^ "Herwen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). Herwen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9406-3. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Herwen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2022.