Herwen en Aerdt
Herwen en Aerdt is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It existed from 1818 to 1985, when it became part of the new municipality of Rijnwaarden.[1]
Herwen en Aerdt | |
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Former municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Herwen en Aerdt Location of Herwen en Aerdt | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 6°6′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Established | 1818 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.754 km2 (1.063 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,124 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Dissolved | 1985 |
| Today part of | Rijnwaarden |
The municipality covered the villages Herwen and Aerdt, and the surrounding area.
Born in Herwen en Aerdt
- Jan van Aken (b. 1961), writer
- Theo van de Klundert (b. 1936), economist
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References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Herwen en Aerdt". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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