Meteren Explained

Meteren
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Geldermalsen - Meteren.png
Map Caption1:Meteren in the former municipality of Geldermalsen.-->
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
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:3
Area Total Km2:7.14
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:5,398
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4194
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0345

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

History

It was first mentioned in 1133 as Methre. The etymology is unclear.[3] The village developed in to a round esdorp. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 15th century and possibly has 14th century elements. The church itself is medieval, but was considerably altered in 1837 and around 1875.[4] In 1840, it was home to 529 people.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4194AB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Meteren - (geografische naam). Etymologiebank . 25 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Meteren . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9406 3 . nl . 25 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Meteren . Plaatsengids . 25 March 2022 . nl.