Delwijnen | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Zaltbommel - Delwijnen.png |
Map Caption1: | The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Delwijnen in the municipality of Zaltbommel.--> |
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: | Zaltbommel |
Coordinates: | 51.7689°N 5.1872°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 2 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.64 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 535 |
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: | 5316 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0418 |
Delwijnen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 12 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.
It was first mentioned in the 13the century as Dilevuinne. The etymology is unclear.[3] was a French knight who moved to Gelre after a dispute with the King of France. Around 1360, the castle Hoge Huys was built near Delwijnen. In 1520, the castle was destroyed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. In 1840, Delwijnen was home to 258 people.[4]