Waardhuizen

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Waardhuizen
Village
A view of the former Reformed (Liberated) church building, demolished in 2020 to make way for a new church building.[1]
A view of the former Reformed (Liberated) church building, demolished in 2020 to make way for a new church building.[1]
Waardhuizen is located in Netherlands
Waardhuizen
Coordinates: 51°46′37″N 5°00′36″E / 51.77694°N 5.01000°E / 51.77694; 5.01000Coordinates: 51°46′37″N 5°00′36″E / 51.77694°N 5.01000°E / 51.77694; 5.01000
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAltena
Population
 (2020)
275[2]

Waardhuizen is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.[3] It is about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Woudrichem, as well as just south of Uitwijk. As of 2020, Waardhuizen had a population of 275.[2]

History[]

Waardhuizen was first mentioned in 1292 under the name "Werthuysen". It was a part of the municipality of (also called Emmikhoven c.a. or just Emmikhoven), alongside the other namesake, Emmikhoven.[3]

Emmikhoven en Waardhuizen merged into the municipality of Almkerk in 1879, the latter merged into the municipality of Woudrichem in 1973, which in turn merged into the municipality of Altena in 2019.[3]

Geography[]

Waardhuizen lies south of the stream, not far from the provincial border with South Holland and Utrecht. The hamlet of belongs to Waardhuizen.[3]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ (in Dutch) "Kerkgebouw Gereformeerde kerk Vrijgemaakt in Waardhuizen gesloopt", bd.nl, 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Informatie Waardhuizen, AlleCijfers.nl
  3. ^ a b c d Waardhuizen, Plaatsengids.nl

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