Genderen
Genderen | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Street view with church tower | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Genderen Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Genderen Genderen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates:51°44′7″N5°5′16″E/ 51.73528°N 5.08778°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.38 km2(2.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.3 m (4.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,725 |
| • Density | 270/km2(700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 4265[1] |
| Dialing code | 0416 |
Genderenis a village in theDutchprovince ofNorth Brabant.It is located in the municipality ofAltena.
The village was first mentioned in the late 11th century as Ganderon, and means "settlement on the Gander River".[3]Genderen is a stretch-out village which developed in the Middle Ages along theBergse Maasand was part of theLand van Altena.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church dated from the 13th century, but was destroyed in 1944 duringWorld War II.It was rebuilt in 1953, but the tower was constructed from the ruins of the medieval church.[4]
Genderen was home to 499 people in 1840.[5]Genderen was a separate municipality until 1923, when it was merged withEethen.Before 1908, the name of the municipality wasHeesbeen, Eethen en Genderen.[6]
Gallery
[edit]-
Farm in Genderen -
Polder mill Schrikmolen -
Farm in Genderen
References
[edit]- ^abc"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".Central Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved14 April2022.
- ^"Postcodetool for 4265GB".Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019.Retrieved14 April2022.
- ^"Genderen - (geografische naam)".Etymologiebank(in Dutch).Retrieved14 April2022.
- ^abChris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997).Ulvenhout(in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders.ISBN90-400-9945-6.Retrieved14 April2022.
- ^"Genderen".Plaatsengids(in Dutch).Retrieved14 April2022.
- ^Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006"KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina"(in Dutch). Archived fromthe originalon February 20, 2007.RetrievedDecember 3,2009.
 | ThisNorth Brabantlocation article is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |