Vuren

Vuren
Village
Entering the village
Coat of arms
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vuren in the former municipality of Lingewaal.
Coordinates: 51°49′28″N 5°2′48″E / 51.82444°N 5.04667°E / 51.82444; 5.04667Coordinates: 51°49′28″N 5°2′48″E / 51.82444°N 5.04667°E / 51.82444; 5.04667
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	West Betuwe
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,575
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Vuren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and is located about 5 km east of Gorinchem.

Vuren was a separate municipality until 1986, when it merged with Asperen, Herwijnen, and Heukelum including Spijk. The new municipality was originally called "Vuren", but the name changed to "Lingewaal" in 1987. Before 1816, the municipality of Vuren was named "Dalem".^[1]

In 2001, the village of Vuren had 1575 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.47 km², and contained 608 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Vuren", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2090.^[3]

Fort Vuren

The fort at Vuren formed as part of the defensive Hollandic Water Line.

Landscape with view at Vuren

Trivia[]

• It is possible that the clan of van Vuuren, originated from here, despite the modern majority of the clan being based in South Africa

References[]

External links[]

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Vuren". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
• Vuren village homepage

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