Herwen Explained

Herwen
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:Zevenaar
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:13
Area Total Km2:5.55
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,060
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:6914
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0316
Coordinates:51.8856°N 6.0994°W

Herwen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar.

Herwen was a separate municipality until 1818, when the area was divided between the new municipality of Herwen en Aerdt and Pannerden.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 1st century as Carvio ad Molem. The etymologie in unclear. It was discovered on the tomb of Marcus Mallius, a Roman soldier buried in Herwen. In 897, it was attested as Harauua.[4] Herwen developed along the Oude Rijn near Castle Ter Cluse. The castle was built in 1348 and destroyed in 1598. In 1652, a havezate was built in its place. The Catholic St.-Martinus Church was built between 1904 and 1905 as a replacement of an 1818 predecessor.[5] In 1840, Herwen was home to 654 people.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6914AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 26 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 26 March 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Web site: KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina . 2009-12-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 . 2007-02-20 .
  4. Web site: Herwen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 26 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Book: Herwen . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90-400-9406-3 . nl . 26 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Herwen . Plaatsengids . 26 March 2022 . nl . 27 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240227171524/https://plaatsengids.nl/herwen . dead .