Azewijn Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7045AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 23 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 23 March 2022. two entries.
  3. Web site: Azewijn . Plaatsengids . 23 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Azewijn - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 23 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Azewijn, als vroegste vermelding van Berghse buurtschap in de geschreven bronnen . Heemkundekring Bergh . 23 March 2022 . nl.