Wordragen | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
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: | Maasdriel |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 3 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5324 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 073 |
Coordinates: | 51.7574°N 5.2267°W |
Wordragen is a Dutch hamlet, north of Ammerzoden in the Maasdriel municipality of Gelderland province.
It was first mentioned in the 13th century as Vurdragen. The etymology is unknown, however it contains woerd (terp, an artificial living mound).[2] Wordragen is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Ammerzoden.[4] In 1840, it was home to 94 people. Nowadays it consists of about 40 houses.[5]