| Erichem | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Buren - Erichem.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Erichem in the municipality of Buren. |
| Image Map Size: | 250--> |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Buren |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 4 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.11 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 395 |
| 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: | 4115 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0345 |
Erichem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 5 km west of Tiel.
It was first mentioned in 850 as Ermkina, and means "settlement of the people of Ero or Eric (person)".[3] The village developed along a former stream as a stretched out esdorp. The St. Joris Church has a 14th century tower with a 13th century base. The church dates from around 1500.[4] In 1840, it was home to 438 people.[5]
In 2017, a barn fire in Erichem killed approximately 20,000 pigs.[6] Animal welfare groups launched protests against large scale animal husbandry. In 2019, the farmer announced plans to rebuild. The new barn would house 29,000 pigs.[5]