Azewijn

Azewijn
Azewijn
Village
	Mattheuskerk van Azewijn
	Azewijn Location in the NetherlandsShow map of GelderlandShow map of NetherlandsShow all
	Coordinates: 51°53′8″N 6°18′15″E / 51.88556°N 6.30417°ECoordinates: 51°53′8″N 6°18′15″E / 51.88556°N 6.30417°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Montferland
Area
• Total	12.96 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	910
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7045
Dialing code	0314

Azewijn is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is in the municipality Montferland, about 3 km east of the town of 's-Heerenberg.

The main part of the village is also known as "Groot-Azewijn" (Greater Azewijn), in contrast with the hamlet "Klein-Azewijn" (Lesser Azewijn) about 1 km to the north.^[3]

History[]

It was first mentioned in 1025 as Asawon. The etymology is unclear.^[4] There was a little castle near Azewijn which used to terrorise its environment. It used to belong to the Kingdom of Prussia, and became part of the Netherlands in 1816.^[5] In 1840, it was home to 525 people.^[3] In 1891, the St Matthews Church was built in Azewijn. On 31 March 1945, it was burned by the Germans. It was rebuilt in 1950–1951.^[3]

Images[]

Laakweg
De Laak
Gendringseweg 3
Gendringseweg 5

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 7045AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Azewijn". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Azewijn - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Azewijn, als vroegste vermelding van Berghse buurtschap in de geschreven bronnen". Heemkundekring Bergh (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.

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[stat-1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022. two entries

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 7045AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[plaats-3] "Azewijn". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[4] "Azewijn - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[heem-5] "Azewijn, als vroegste vermelding van Berghse buurtschap in de geschreven bronnen". Heemkundekring Bergh (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.

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v t Populated places in the municipality of Montferland
Towns	Didam 's-Heerenberg
Villages	Azewijn Beek Braamt [nl] [nl] Loerbeek Loil Nieuw-Dijk [nl] Zeddam
List of cities, towns and villages in Gelderland

Azewijn
Village
Mattheuskerk van Azewijn
Azewijn Location in the Netherlands Azewijn Azewijn (Netherlands) Show map of GelderlandShow map of NetherlandsShow all
Coordinates: 51°53′8″N 6°18′15″E / 51.88556°N 6.30417°E / 51.88556; 6.30417Coordinates: 51°53′8″N 6°18′15″E / 51.88556°N 6.30417°E / 51.88556; 6.30417
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Montferland
Area ^[1]
• Total	12.96 km² (5.00 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	910
• Density	70/km² (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7045^[1]
Dialing code	0314