Herwen en Aerdt

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Herwen en Aerdt
Former municipality
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Herwen en Aerdt
Location of Herwen en Aerdt
Coordinates: 51°53′N6°6′E / 51.883°N 6.100°E / 51.883; 6.100 Coordinates: 51°53′N6°6′E / 51.883°N 6.100°E / 51.883; 6.100
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1818
Area
  Total 2.754 km2 (1.063 sq mi)
Population
  Total 8,124
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Dissolved 1985
Today part of Rijnwaarden

Herwen en Aerdt is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It existed from 1818 to 1985, when it became part of the new municipality of Rijnwaarden. [1]

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The municipality covered the villages Herwen and Aerdt, and the surrounding area.

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References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2006.