Herwen en Aerdt
Herwen en Aerdt | |
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Former municipality | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Herwen en Aerdt (1867) | |
Herwen en Aerdt | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 6°6′E / 51.883°N 6.100°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 | Zevenaar |
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] In 2018, Rijnwaarden became part of the municipality of Zevenaar
The municipality covered villages like Herwen, Aerdt, Lobith, Spijk and Tolkamer, and the surrounding area.
Notable people
- Clemens Cornielje (b. 1958), politician
- Jan van Aken (b. 1961), writer
- Jeroen van Veen (b. 1969), pianist
- Theo van de Klundert (b. 1936), economist
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.