Heveadorp | |
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: | Renkum |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 27 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.56 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 720 |
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: | 6869 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 026 |
Coordinates: | 51.975°N 5.8096°W |
Heveadorp is a village near Doorwerth in the municipality of Renkum, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The village is situated in a valley surrounded by forest. The creek runs through the village. Heveadorp was founded in 1916 by Dirk Frans WilhelmiWeb site: Vulcanizing mold for rubber footwear Patents, invented by Dirk Frans Wilhelmi. as a company town for the workers of his rubber factory Heveafabriek. Hevea is the scientific name for the rubber plant.[3]
During the German occupation of the Netherlands the factory was used for war purposes. During Operation Market Garden, the factory and village were severely damaged. In 1962, Heave merged with Apollo Vredestein and the factory was moved to Renkum in 1975. The 400 villagers who remained, refused to leave the village. In 2009, it was officially recognised as a village.[4]