Boven-Leeuwen
Boven-Leeuwen | |
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Village | |
 Boven-Leeuwen, reformed church behind the dyke | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′08″N 5°32′58″E / 51.88555°N 5.54950°E / 51.88555; 5.54950 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Maas en Waal |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation [2] | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,245 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6657[1] |
| Dialing code | 0487 |
Boven-Leeuwen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 9 km east of Tiel. It is the protestant part of the former village of Leeuwen.
History
It was first called Boven-Leeuwen in 1986 to distinguish from Beneden-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 Dutch Reformed church was built between 1753 and 1756.[5] It was severely damaged in 1944/1945, and restored between 1964 and 1966.[6] In 1918, a Catholic church was constructed in Boven-Leeuwen. Huis te Leeuwen is a manor house which was built in 1654 as an extension of a medieval house. In 1819, the estate was demolished except for the gate house and the moat.[5] In 1840, the entire village of Leeuwen was home to 2,128 people.[6]
People born in Boven-Leeuwen
- Airco Caravan (born 1965), artist
Gallery
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Huis te Leeuwen
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Farm in Boven-Leeuwen
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Catholic church
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Dutch Reformed church
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6657AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Boven-Leeuwen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Leeuwen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Boven-Leeuwen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Boven-Leeuwen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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