Schoonrewoerd

Schoonrewoerd
Village
Protestant Church Nieuwland
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°55′14″N5°06′57″E / 51.92045°N 5.11595°E / 51.92045; 5.11595
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Vijfheerenlanden
Area [1]
• Total	7.81 km^2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3 m (9.8 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,655
• Density	212/km^2 (549/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4145[1]
Dialing code	0345

Schoonrewoerd is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 25 km south of the city of Utrecht. Leerdammer cheese is produced in Schoonrewoerd.

It was a separate municipality in the province of South Holland until 1986, when it became part of Leerdam.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in the 14th century as Scoenrewrth, and means "beautiful terp (artificial living hill)".^[4] Schoonrewoerd developed around the church on a sandy ridge crossed by the Leerdam-Everdingen.^[5] The village centre has been raised by about three metres.^[6] The church tower dates from the 14th century. The church itself was damaged by war in 1672 and a storm in 1674, and contains few older elements.^[5] In 1840, Schoonrewoerd was home to 239 people. The cheese factory is the biggest employer.^[6]

Gallery

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  Street view
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  Village pump
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  Storks on the nest
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  Schoonrewoerd in 1868.

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 4145AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
4. "Schoonrewoerd - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022. Authenticity of 1166 document is in doubt
5. Ronald Stenvert and Sabine Broekhoven (2004). Schoonrewoerd (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9034 3. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
6. "Schoonrewoerd". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.