Schoonrewoerd | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Utrecht |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Vijfheerenlanden |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 3 |
Area Total Km2: | 7.81 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,655 |
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: | 4145 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0345 |
Coordinates: | 51.9205°N 5.116°W |
Schoonrewoerd is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 25 km south of the city of Utrecht. Leerdammer cheese is produced in Schoonrewoerd.
It was a separate municipality in the province of South Holland until 1986, when it became part of Leerdam.
The village was first mentioned in the 14th century as Scoenrewrth, and means "beautiful terp (artificial living hill)".[3] Schoonrewoerd developed around the church on a sandy ridge crossed by the Leerdam-Everdingen. The village centre has been raised by about three metres. The church tower dates from the 14th century. The church itself was damaged by war in 1672 and a storm in 1674, and contains few older elements.[4] In 1840, Schoonrewoerd was home to 239 people. The cheese factory is the biggest employer.[5]