Azewijn

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

51°53′8″N 6°18′15″E / 51.88556°N 6.30417°E / 51.88556; 6.30417CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityMontferlandArea

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• Total12.96 km² (5.00 sq mi)Elevation

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15 m (49 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total910 • Density70/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7045^[1]

Dialing code0314

Azewijn is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the municipality Montferland, and is about 3 km east of the town of 's-Heerenberg.

The larger part of Azewijn is known as "Groot-Azewijn" (Greater Azewijn), with the hamlet "Klein-Azewijn" (Lesser Azewijn) about 1 km to the north.^[3]

Azewijn was first mentioned in 1025 as 'Asawon'; but the etymology is unclear.^[4] The village belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia before it became part of the Netherlands in 1816.^[5] Population in 1840 was 525.^[3] St Matthews Church at Azewijn was built in 1891. It was burnt down by Germans on 31 March 1945, and was rebuilt in 1950–1951.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 7045AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Azewijn". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Azewijn - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Azewijn, als vroegste vermelding van Berghse buurtschap in de geschreven bronnen". Heemkundekring Bergh (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.