Beneden-Leeuwen

Beneden-Leeuwen
Town
Former town hall of Beneden-Leeuwen
Former town hall of Beneden-Leeuwen
Beneden-Leeuwen is located in Gelderland
Beneden-Leeuwen
Beneden-Leeuwen
Location in the Netherlands
Beneden-Leeuwen is located in Netherlands
Beneden-Leeuwen
Beneden-Leeuwen
Beneden-Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E / 51.883°N 5.517°E / 51.883; 5.517
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityWest Maas en Waal
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (1 July 2021)[1]
 • Total
6,925
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6658[1]
Dialing code0487

Beneden-Leeuwen is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 7 km east of Tiel, on the opposite (southern) bank of the river Waal. Beneden-Leeuwen has 6,925 inhabitants on 1 July 2021.[1] It is the Catholic part of the former village Leeuwen.

History

It was first called Beneden-Leeuwen in 1986 to distinguish from Boven-Leeuwen.[3] Leeuwen was first attested in the 12th century as Lewen, and means "settlement near burial hill".[4] The village developed along the Waal. In 1898, a Catholic church was built in Beneden-Leeuwen, and the village split in a Catholic (beneden) and a Protestant (boven) village.[5] The St. Alphonsus de Liguori Church was built between 1898 and 1900.[6] In 1840, the entire village of Leeuwen was home to 2,128 people.[7] Windmill De Wielewaal is a grist mill built in 1857.[8]

Notable people

  • Church: Sint Alphonsus de Liguorikerk
    Church: Sint Alphonsus de Liguorikerk
  • Windmill De Wielewaal
    Windmill De Wielewaal
  • House boats near Beneden-Leeuwen
    House boats near Beneden-Leeuwen
  • Villa in Beneden-Leeuwen
    Villa in Beneden-Leeuwen

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6658AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Beneden-Leeuwen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Leeuwen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Boven-Leeuwen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). Beneden-Leeuwen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Beneden-Leeuwen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. ^ "De Wielewaal". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Julian Sas – The best off music". Thebestoffmusic.nl. Retrieved 6 November 2022.


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