Herwijnen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 11 km east of Gorinchem.
Herwijnen was a separate municipality until 1986, when it was merged with Vuren, Asperen, Heukelum and Spijk as municipality of Lingewaal.[3] Since 2019 Lingewaal merged with Geldermalsen and Neerijnen in the new municipality of West Betuwe.[4]
History
It was first mentioned in 850 as Heriuuinna, and means "meadow of the lord".[5] Herwijnen developed into a stretched dike village. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1823.[6] In 1840, it was home to 1,784 people.[4]
The former Fort de Nieuwe Steeg was built in 1878 as part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie, a line of defence to protect Holland. The fort contains two bomb resistant barracks. To the west of Fort Vuren was constructed from a 1844 redoubt.[6]
In 2022 the Dutch Ministry of Defence choose Herwijnen as location for the construction of a new radarstation.[7]
Notable people
- Patrick Vroegh (1999), football player
Gallery
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House in Herwijnen -
Farm in Herwijnen -
Radar installation -
Building which was used to measure water heights and detect ice
Climate
| Climate data for Herwijnen (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1989−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.3 (93.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.9 (2.67) |
61.3 (2.41) |
56.3 (2.22) |
39.0 (1.54) |
60.0 (2.36) |
64.0 (2.52) |
74.2 (2.92) |
80.1 (3.15) |
65.0 (2.56) |
70.5 (2.78) |
68.2 (2.69) |
79.4 (3.13) |
785.9 (30.94) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89.0 | 86.6 | 82.7 | 77.8 | 76.3 | 77.6 | 78.8 | 80.6 | 84.5 | 87.3 | 90.6 | 90.6 | 83.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 71.0 | 92.7 | 143.0 | 192.9 | 222.5 | 213.6 | 216.5 | 200.3 | 157.6 | 122.3 | 72.5 | 59.8 | 1,764.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 27.4 | 32.9 | 38.8 | 46.4 | 45.9 | 42.9 | 43.2 | 44.1 | 41.4 | 36.9 | 27.1 | 24.5 | 37.6 |
| Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute[8][9] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4171AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ a b "Herwijnen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Herwijnen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Herwijnen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Saminna van den Bulk (3 June 2022). "Defensie kiest Herwijnen". Defensiekrant (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
- ^ "Weerstatistieken Herwijnen". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Klimaatviewer 1991-2020". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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