Herwijnen
Herwijnen | |
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Village | |
.JPG/1280px-Herwijnen_-_Waaldijk_139_-_Nederlands_hervormde_kerk_(03).JPG) Church of Herwijnen | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′31″N5°7′49″E / 51.82528°N 5.13028°E / 51.82528; 5.13028 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Betuwe |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 2,790 |
| • Density | 116/km2 (301/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4171[1] |
| Dialing code | 0418 |
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]
History
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, 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]
In 2022 the Dutch Ministry of Defence choose Herwijnen as location for the construction of a new radarstation.[7]
Notable people
- Johannes van den Bosch (1780-1844) Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1830 to 1833
- Patrick Vroegh (1999), football player
Gallery
- House in Herwijnen
- Farm in Herwijnen
- Radar installation
- Building which was used to measure water heights and detect ice
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Climate
| Climate data for Herwijnen (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1989−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.9(58.8) | 18.3(64.9) | 23.0(73.4) | 28.1(82.6) | 32.0(89.6) | 34.3(93.7) | 37.6(99.7) | 34.8(94.6) | 32.8(91.0) | 27.0(80.6) | 19.6(67.3) | 15.3(59.5) | 37.6(99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.0(42.8) | 6.9(44.4) | 10.4(50.7) | 14.7(58.5) | 18.4(65.1) | 21.1(70.0) | 23.1(73.6) | 23.0(73.4) | 19.5(67.1) | 14.8(58.6) | 9.8(49.6) | 6.5(43.7) | 14.5(58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4(38.1) | 3.6(38.5) | 6.2(43.2) | 9.5(49.1) | 13.3(55.9) | 16.1(61.0) | 18.1(64.6) | 17.7(63.9) | 14.6(58.3) | 10.8(51.4) | 6.8(44.2) | 4.0(39.2) | 10.3(50.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.5(32.9) | 0.3(32.5) | 1.9(35.4) | 3.8(38.8) | 7.5(45.5) | 10.5(50.9) | 12.7(54.9) | 12.2(54.0) | 9.7(49.5) | 6.7(44.1) | 3.5(38.3) | 1.1(34.0) | 5.9(42.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.0(−0.4) | −21.4(−6.5) | −15.9(3.4) | −6.3(20.7) | −1.5(29.3) | 0.1(32.2) | 4.8(40.6) | 3.1(37.6) | −0.3(31.5) | −7.5(18.5) | −8.7(16.3) | −16.3(2.7) | −21.4(−6.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.9(2.67) | 61.3(2.41) | 56.3(2.22) | 39.0(1.54) | 60.0(2.36) | 64.0(2.52) | 74.2(2.92) | 80.1(3.15) | 65.0(2.56) | 70.5(2.78) | 68.2(2.69) | 79.4(3.13) | 785.9(30.94) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89.0 | 86.6 | 82.7 | 77.8 | 76.3 | 77.6 | 78.8 | 80.6 | 84.5 | 87.3 | 90.6 | 90.6 | 83.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 71.0 | 92.7 | 143.0 | 192.9 | 222.5 | 213.6 | 216.5 | 200.3 | 157.6 | 122.3 | 72.5 | 59.8 | 1,764.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 27.4 | 32.9 | 38.8 | 46.4 | 45.9 | 42.9 | 43.2 | 44.1 | 41.4 | 36.9 | 27.1 | 24.5 | 37.6 |
| Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute[8][9] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ abc"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^"Postcodetool for 4171AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ ab"Herwijnen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^"Herwijnen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ abRonald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Herwijnen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^Saminna van den Bulk (3 June 2022). "Defensie kiest Herwijnen". Defensiekrant (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
- ^"Weerstatistieken Herwijnen". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^"Klimaatviewer 1991-2020". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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