Hernen

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

Hernen

Village

Castle of Hernen

Hernen

Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands

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Hernen

Hernen (Netherlands)

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Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 5°40′50″E﻿ / ﻿51.83306°N 5.68056°E﻿ / 51.83306; 5.68056
Country| Netherlands
Province| Gelderland
Municipality| Wijchen
Area

[1]

• Total

| 6.78 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| 8 m (26 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 960
• Density| 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

6616[1]

Dialing code| 0487

Hernen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Wijchen, about 13 km west of Nijmegen.

## History

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The village was first mentioned around 1214 as Harnen, and may mean "stony place".[3] Hernen developed on a ridge around Huis te Hernen.[4]

Huis te Hernen was a castle which dates from the 14th century and consists of a round tower and four wings around a central square. It was originally a square keep surrounded by a wall. The eastern wing with gate was the last addition in 1555.[4]

Hernen was home to 450 people in 1840.[5] The Catholic St Judocus Church was built between 1891 and 1892.[4] Hernen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Bergharen.[6]

## Gallery

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* Castle of Hernen

* Church of Hernen

* Farm in Hernen

* Villa in Hernen

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6616AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
3. ^ "Hernen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
4. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Hernen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
5. ^ "Hernen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

## External links

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Populated places in the municipality of Wijchen

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* Wijchen

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* Alverna
* Balgoij
* Batenburg
* Bergharen
* Hernen
* Leur [nl]
* Niftrik

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