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.
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]