Herwijnen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 11 km east of Gorinchem.
Herwijnen was a separate municipality until 1986, when it was merged with Vuren, Asperen, Heukelum and Spijk as municipality of Lingewaal.[3] Since 2019 Lingewaal merged with Geldermalsen and Neerijnen in the new municipality of West Betuwe.[4]
It was first mentioned in 850 as Heriuuinna, and means "meadow of the lord".[5] Herwijnen developed into a stretched dike village. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1823.[6] In 1840, it was home to 1,784 people.[4]
The former Fort de Nieuwe Steeg was built in 1878 as part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie [nl], a line of defence to protect Holland. The fort contains two bomb resistant barracks. To the west of Fort Vuren was constructed from a 1844 redoubt.[6]
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