Hierden

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

52°21′N 5°40′E / 52.350°N 5.667°E / 52.350; 5.667CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityHarderwijkArea

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• Total9.36 km² (3.61 sq mi)Elevation

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4 m (13 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total3,240 • Density350/km² (900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3849^[1]

Dialing code0341

Hierden is a farming village in the centre-east of Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Harderwijk, Gelderland.

It was first mentioned 1331 as Heyrde and means "solid underground".^[3] The first church was built in the 17th century. The current church dates from 1880. Groot Essenburg is a manor house which was built in 1652 and modified in 1767 and 1929.^[4] In 1840, it was home to 957 people.^[5]

Gallery

Farm in Hierden
Farm in Hierden

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2022. Stats are for Duiven only
^ "Postcodetool for 3849AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "Hierden - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Hierden" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 204. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "Hierden". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.