| Heerewaarden | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Maasdriel - Heerewaarden.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Heerewaarden in the municipality of Maasdriel.--> |
| 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: | Maasdriel |
| Coordinates: | 51.8166°N 5.3906°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 6 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.92 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,185 |
| 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: | 6624 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0487 |
Heerewaarden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 8 km south of Tiel.
Heerewaarden was a separate municipality until 1999, except for a short period between 1818 and 1821, when it was part of Rossum.
It was first mentioned in 997 as "ad Heriuuarda". The etymology is unclear.[3] In 997, the area was given to Notker of Liège, the Prince-Bishop of Liège who builds a monastery. The Dutch Reformed Church was completed in 1850 and replaced a church from 1608.[4]
Fort De Voorn was a sconce built in 1588 by Maurice of Orange on the river island Voorne to control the river. The Spanish were unable to take the fort and constructed Fort St Andries near by. During the Dutch Revolt both forts kept on firing at each other. Fort Voorne was destroyed in 1673 by the French.[5] Fort Nieuw St Andries was built in 1815 to replace the old fort. During World War II, it was used by the Luftwaffe. In 1945, it was blown up to prevent it from falling into allied hands.[6] In 1840, Heerewaarde was home to 511 people.[7]