Azewijn | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Montferland |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Area Total Km2: | 12.96 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 910 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 7045 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0314 |
Coordinates: | 51.8856°N 6.3042°W |
Azewijn is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the municipality Montferland, and is about 3 km east of the town of 's-Heerenberg.
The larger part of Azewijn is known as "Groot-Azewijn" (Greater Azewijn), with the hamlet "Klein-Azewijn" (Lesser Azewijn) about 1 km to the north.[3]
Azewijn was first mentioned in 1025 as 'Asawon'; but the etymology is unclear.[4] The village belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia before it became part of the Netherlands in 1816.[5] Population in 1840 was 525.[3] St Matthews Church at Azewijn was built in 1891. It was burnt down by Germans on 31 March 1945, and was rebuilt in 1950–1951.[3]