Waardenburg
Village in Gelderland, Netherlands
Coat of arms
51°49′56″N 5°15′21″E / 51.83222°N 5.25583°E / 51.83222; 5.25583
(2021)[1]
4181[1]
Waardenburg is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and is located about 13 km west of Tiel.
Waardenburg was a separate municipality until 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen.[3]
History
It was first mentioned in 1108 as Werden, and means "fortified place near water".[4] Waardenburg developed as an esdorp perpendicular to the dike of the Waal. Waardenburg Castle was founded in 1265 as a wooden fortification. It developed into a castle with three towers, a ring wall and a gate. In 1574, it was taken by William the Silent causing the destruction of the west and south side. In 1703, the ruins were cleared.[5]
In 1840, Waardenburg was home to 675 people.[6] In 1868, the village was cut in two by the railway line.[5] A train station opened in Waardenburg, but closed in 1935.[7] In 1932, the main road Den Bosch-Utrecht (nowadays: A2 motorway) further divided the village.[5]
Waardenburg has two windmills. The Poldermolen is a windpump built in 1867 which still serves a modest function to drain a 120 hectares (300 acres) nature area.[8] De Zeskante Molen is a grist mill from the 18th century. Between 1914 and 1918, it was used to generate electricity. In 1995, the dike was enlarged and the windmill was raised 1.5 metres.[9]
Gallery
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Dutch Reformed Church -
Waardenburg Castle -
Polder mill -
Dike armory
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4181AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Waardenburg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Waardenburg" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Waardenburg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Station Waardenburg". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "poldermolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "zeskante molen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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