Boven-Leeuwen

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.

Boven-Leeuwen
Village
Boven-Leeuwen, reformed church behind the dyke
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Coordinates: 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

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