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Kerk-Avezaath
Kerk-Avezaath
Village
	Farm in Kerk-Avezaath
	Kerk-Avezaath Location in the province of Gelderland Kerk-Avezaath Kerk-Avezaath (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 51°54′N 5°23′E / 51.900°N 5.383°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Buren
Area
• Total	2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,235
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4012
Dialing code	0344

Kerk-Avezaath is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 3 km west of Tiel.

A small part of the village (not counted in the statistics above) is part of the municipality of Tiel, and consists of about 60 houses.^[3]

History

It was first mentioned in 850 as Auansati, and means "church at the house of Avo (person)".^[4] The village developed along two parallel roads on a stream, and a stretched esdorp developed. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1640 and has an 11th century base. The church dates from 1861 and has 14th century elements.^[5] In 1840, it was home to 449 people.^[3]

Gallery

St. Lambertus Church
Huis Kellendonk
Huis ten Ham
Farm in Kerk-Avezaath

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 4012BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Kerk-Avezaath". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Kerk-Avezaath - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Kerk-Avezaath" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 211. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 20 March 2022.