Heesselt Explained

Heesselt
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Neerijnen - Heesselt.png
Map Caption1:Heesselt in the former municipality of Neerijnen.-->
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:West Betuwe
Coordinates:51.8131°N 5.3467°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:9
Area Total Km2:6.01
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:430
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:4063
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0344

Heesselt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 10 km southwest of Tiel.

It was first mentioned in 850 as Hesola, and probably means "forest with shrubbery".[3] In 1840, it was home 258 people. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1887, but has a 15th century tower.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4063CA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 March 2022 . two entries.
  3. Web site: Heesselt - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 25 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Heesselt . Plaatsengids . 25 March 2022 . nl.