Herwijnen
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 [nl], 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]
Notable people
- Patrick Vroegh (1999), football player
Gallery
- 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) | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Percent 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[7][8] |
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.
- ^ "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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