Boven-Leeuwen
Village
Boven-Leeuwen, reformed church behind the dyke
Boven-Leeuwen, reformed church behind the dyke
Boven-Leeuwen is located in Gelderland
Boven-Leeuwen
Boven-Leeuwen
Location in the Netherlands
Boven-Leeuwen is located in Netherlands
Boven-Leeuwen
Boven-Leeuwen
Boven-Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°53′08″N 5°32′58″E / 51.88555°N 5.54950°E / 51.88555; 5.54950
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityWest Maas en Waal
Area
[1]
 • Total6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,245
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6657[1]
Dialing code0487

Boven-Leeuwen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 9 km east of Tiel. It is the protestant part of the former village of Leeuwen.

History

It was first called Boven-Leeuwen in 1986 to distinguish from Beneden-Leeuwen.[3] Leeuwen was first attested in the 12th century as Lewen, and means "settlement near burial hill".[4] The village developed along the Waal. In 1898, a Catholic church was built in Beneden-Leeuwen, and the village split in a Catholic (beneden) and a Protestant (boven) village.[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1753 and 1756.[5] It was severely damaged in 1944/1945, and restored between 1964 and 1966.[6] In 1918, a Catholic church was constructed in Boven-Leeuwen. Huis te Leeuwen is a manor house which was built in 1654 as an extension of a medieval house. In 1819, the estate was demolished except for the gate house and the moat.[5] In 1840, the entire village of Leeuwen was home to 2,128 people.[6]

People born in Boven-Leeuwen

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6657AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Boven-Leeuwen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Leeuwen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Boven-Leeuwen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Boven-Leeuwen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.


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