Weurt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Beuningen, and lies about 0.1 km West of Nijmegen.

Weurt was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Beuningen.[3]

It was first mentioned in 1148 as Vurdene, and means "land near water".[4] Weurt developed along the Waal River.[5] In 1840, it was home to 451 people.[6]

A large brickworks resulted in a population increase. The 1837 church became too small,[6] and was replaced by the St Andrews Church which was completed in 1898.[5] After World War II, the village was extended southwards, and now borders the industrial area of Nijmegen.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6551AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. ^ "Weurt - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022. Authenticity of 1076 document is in doubt
  5. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Weurt" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Weurt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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