Boven-Leeuwen
Village in Gelderland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Village | |
 Boven-Leeuwen, reformed church behind the dyke | |
 Boven-Leeuwen Location in the Netherlands  Boven-Leeuwen Boven-Leeuwen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51.88555°N 5.54950°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Maas en Waal |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 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
Huis te Leeuwen
Farm in Boven-Leeuwen
Catholic church
Dutch Reformed church
References
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