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Village in Gelderland, Netherlands
Boven-Leeuwen
Village
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Coordinates: 51°53′08″N 5°32′58″E / 51.88555°N 5.54950°E / 51.88555; 5.54950
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityWest Maas en Waal
Area
 • Total6.51 km (2.51 sq mi)
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Population
 • Total2,245
 • Density340/km (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code6657
Dialing code0487

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. Leeuwen was first attested in the 12th century as Lewen, and means "settlement near burial hill". 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.

The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1753 and 1756. It was severely damaged in 1944/1945, and restored between 1964 and 1966. 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. In 1840, the entire village of Leeuwen was home to 2,128 people.

People born in Boven-Leeuwen

Gallery

  • Huis te Leeuwen Huis te Leeuwen
  • Farm in Boven-Leeuwen Farm in Boven-Leeuwen
  • Catholic church Catholic church
  • Dutch Reformed church Dutch Reformed church

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 6657AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Boven-Leeuwen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. "Leeuwen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Boven-Leeuwen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Boven-Leeuwen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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