Beneden-Leeuwen

Beneden-Leeuwen is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 7 km east of Tiel, on the opposite (southern) bank of the river Waal. Beneden-Leeuwen has 6,925 inhabitants on 1 July 2021.^[1] It is the Catholic part of the former village Leeuwen.

Beneden-Leeuwen
Town
Former town hall of Beneden-Leeuwen
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Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	West Maas en Waal
Area [1]
• Total	10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (1 July 2021)[1]
• Total	6,925
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6658[1]
Dialing code	0487

History

It was first called Beneden-Leeuwen in 1986 to distinguish from Boven-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 St. Alphonsus de Liguori Church was built between 1898 and 1900.^[6] In 1840, the entire village of Leeuwen was home to 2,128 people.^[7] Windmill De Wielewaal is a grist mill built in 1857.^[8]

Notable people

• Hanneke Hoefnagel (born 1988), gymnast
• Jona Lendering (born 1964), historian
• Marco Pastors (born 1965), politician
• Julian Sas (born 1970), blues rock musician^[9]
• Arno van Zwam (born 1969), footballer

Gallery

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  Church: Sint Alphonsus de Liguorikerk
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  Windmill De Wielewaal
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  House boats near Beneden-Leeuwen
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  Villa in Beneden-Leeuwen