Barwoutswaarder

Barwoutswaarder
Neighbourhood and hamlet
Farm in Barwoutswaarder
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Coordinates: 52°4′57″N4°51′49″E / 52.08250°N 4.86361°E / 52.08250; 4.86361
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Woerden
Area [1]
• Total	0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	280
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3449 [1]
Dialing code	0348

Barwoutswaarder is a neighbourhood of Woerden and a hamlet in the municipality of Woerden in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located to the west of the city of Woerden. Nowadays it's part of the urban area of Woerden and a neighbourhood and industrial zone. ^[3]

Until 1964, Barwoutswaarder was a separate municipality (then in the province of South Holland). The municipality was created in 1817; between 1812 and 1817, the village was part of Waarder. ^[4]

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1179 as Berenwerde. The etymology is unclear. ^[5] In 1840, it was home to 366 people. ^[6]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 3449HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
3. "Barwoutswaarder". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
4. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.
5. "Barwoutswaarder". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
6. "Barwoutswaarder". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.