Lienden Explained

Lienden
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Buren - Lienden.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Lienden in the municipality of Buren.
Image Map Size:250-->
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Buren
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Gelderland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:5
Area Total Km2:26.37
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:6,535
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:4032 & 4033
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0344

Lienden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km south of Veenendaal.

Lienden was a separate municipality until 1999, when it was merged with Buren.

History

It was first mentioned in 970 as Liendna. It may refer to the linden tree (Tilia), however the etymology is unclear.[3] The village originated along the Oude Rijn, however the river became non-navigable around 1200. The Dutch Reformed Church was built around 1400, and the tower dates from 1450.[4] In 1840, it was home to 829 people.[5]

Windmill De Zwaan dates from 1644 and is a grist mill. It was restored in 1939-1940 and 1990. The windmill is intermediate between the old towers and the later stone windmills.[6]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4032MZ . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 21 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 21 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Lienden - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 21 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Lienden . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 221 . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9406 3 . nl . 20 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Lienden . Plaatsengids . 21 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: De Zwaan . Molendatabase . 21 March 2022 . nl.