Heurne

Not to be confused with De Heurne.

Heurne is a hamlet in the municipality of Aalten, near Aalten (Achterhoek region) in the eastern Netherlands.

Heurne
Hamlet
Heurne Location in the province of Gelderland Show map of Gelderland Heurne Heurne (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51.89951°N 6.57290°E / 51.89951; 6.57290
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Aalten
Area [1]
• Total	7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	360
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7122[1]
Dialing code	0543

It was first mentioned in 1492 as Horne, and means "bent [of a hill]".^[3] The postal authorities have placed it under Aalten.^[4] In 1840, it was home to 274 people.^[5]

Heurne has a village centre, "D'n Heurnsen Tref" and is known of the border crossing Heurne-Hemden [de; nl].^[5] Across the Heurne lies the Hamelandroute.^[5] Heurne does not have a centre, only a few stores at the border crossing. To avoid confusion with De Heurne (Dinxperlose Heurne"), Heurne is locally known as "Aaltense Heurne".^[5]