Tweesluizen Explained

Tweesluizen
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Buren - Tweesluizen.png
Map Caption1:Tweesluizen in the municipality of Buren.-->
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:Buren
Coordinates:51.8878°N 5.3608°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:4
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4016
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0344

Tweesluizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 4 km west of Tiel.[2]

Tweesluizen is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Kapel-Avezaath.[4] It was first mentioned in 1899 as Twee Sluizen, and means two sluices.[5] It consists of about 20 houses.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4016DC . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 21 March 2022 .
  2. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 21 March 2022. not found.
  4. Web site: Postcode Twee Sluizen in Kapel-Avezaath . Postcode bij adres. 21 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Tweesluizen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 21 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Tweesluizen . Plaatsengids . 21 March 2022 . nl.