Herwijnen

Herwijnen
Village
Church of Herwijnen
Church of Herwijnen
Coat of arms of Herwijnen
Coat of arms
Herwijnen is located in Gelderland
Herwijnen
Herwijnen
Location in the Netherlands
Herwijnen is located in Netherlands
Herwijnen
Herwijnen
Herwijnen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°49′31″N 5°7′49″E / 51.82528°N 5.13028°E / 51.82528; 5.13028
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityWest Betuwe
Area
[1]
 • Total24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total2,790
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4171[1]
Dialing code0418

Herwijnen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, 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 as municipality of Lingewaal.[3] Since 2019 Lingewaal merged with Geldermalsen and Neerijnen in the new municipality of West Betuwe.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4171AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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