De Heurne

De Heurne is a village in the municipality of Aalten, near Dinxperlo (Achterhoek region), Province of Gelderland, in the east of the Netherlands.

Not to be confused with Heurne.
De Heurne
Village
The church of De Heurne
The church of De Heurne
De Heurne is located in Gelderland
De Heurne
De Heurne
Location in the province of Gelderland
De Heurne is located in Netherlands
De Heurne
De Heurne
De Heurne (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°53′21″N 6°29′28″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityAalten
Area
[1]
 • Total9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,010
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7095[1]
Dialing code0315

The village was first mentioned in 1841 as "Beggelder en Heurne", and means "means bent [of a hill]".[3] In 1840, it was home to 1,216 people.[4] In 1822, the grist mill Teunismolen was built in De Heurne.[5]

The village has a Protestant church and a school.[4] Between 1904 and 1935, De Heurne had its own train station, on the Varsseveld - Dinxperlo railway line. Although the railway service was discontinued in the 1960s and the station was closed, the original building is still there.[6]

Revenues in the village are mainly from the agricultural sector. In recent years it has shifted towards tourism. Around 1950, the village counted more than ten small grocery shops, however these have all now closed. Nowadays the inhabitants do their shopping mostly in surrounding towns and villages.

To avoid confusion with Heurne ("Aaltense Heurne"), which is also situated in the same region, De Heurne is locally known as "Dinxperlose Heurne".[4]

  • De Heurne, windmill: Teunismolen.
    De Heurne, windmill: Teunismolen.
  • Former factory
    Former factory
  • Former mill turned into a shop
    Former mill turned into a shop

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 7095AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. "Heurne - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. "De Heurne". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. "Teunismolen". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  6. "halte De Heurne". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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