Hierden Explained

Official Name:Hierden
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:Harderwijk
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:4
Area Total Km2:9.36
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,240
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:3849
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0341
Coordinates:52.35°N 45°W

Hierden is a farming village in the centre-east of Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Harderwijk, Gelderland.

It was first mentioned 1331 as Heyrde and means "solid underground".[3] The first church was built in the 17th century. The current church dates from 1880. Groot Essenburg is a manor house which was built in 1652 and modified in 1767 and 1929.[4] In 1840, it was home to 957 people.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 3849AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 22 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 22 March 2022. Stats are for Duiven only.
  3. Web site: Hierden - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 22 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Hierden . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 204 . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9406 3 . nl . 22 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Hierden . Plaatsengids . 22 March 2022 . nl.