Schoonrewoerd

Village in Utrecht, Netherlands

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51°55′14″N 5°06′57″E / 51.92045°N 5.11595°E / 51.92045; 5.11595CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityVijfheerenlandenArea

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• Total7.81 km² (3.02 sq mi)Elevation

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3 m (10 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,655 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4145^[1]

Dialing code0345

Schoonrewoerd is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 25 km south of the city of Utrecht. Leerdammer cheese is produced in Schoonrewoerd.

It was a separate municipality in the province of South Holland until 1986, when it became part of Leerdam.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in the 14th century as Scoenrewrth, and means "beautiful terp (artificial living hill)".^[4] Schoonrewoerd developed around the church on a sandy ridge crossed by the Leerdam-Everdingen.^[5] The village centre has been raised by about three metres.^[6] The church tower dates from the 14th century. The church itself was damaged by war in 1672 and a storm in 1674, and contains few older elements.^[5] In 1840, Schoonrewoerd was home to 239 people. The cheese factory is the biggest employer.^[6]

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Street view
Village pump
Storks on the nest
Schoonrewoerd in 1868.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 4145AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Schoonrewoerd - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022. Authenticity of 1166 document is in doubt
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert and Sabine Broekhoven (2004). Schoonrewoerd (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9034 3. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Schoonrewoerd". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.