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
Former town hall of Beneden-Leeuwen
Beneden-Leeuwen is located in Gelderland
Beneden-Leeuwen
Beneden-Leeuwen
Location in the Netherlands
Beneden-Leeuwen is located in Netherlands
Beneden-Leeuwen
Beneden-Leeuwen
Beneden-Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityWest Maas en Waal
Area
[1]
 • Total10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (1 July 2021)[1]
 • Total6,925
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6658[1]
Dialing code0487

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

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 6658AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Beneden-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. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). Beneden-Leeuwen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. "Beneden-Leeuwen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. "De Wielewaal". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. "Julian Sas – The best off music". Thebestoffmusic.nl. Retrieved 6 November 2022.


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