Haaften is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Gelderland
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, on the northern shore of the river
Waal
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, about opposite
Zaltbommel
Zaltbommel (), also known, historically and colloquially, as Bommel, is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands.
History
The city of Zaltbommel
The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel received ...
. It is a part of the
municipality
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of
West Betuwe
West Betuwe is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
West Betuwe had 51.948 inhabitants on 1 January 2022.
The municipality was formed on January 1, 2019, by the merger of the municipalities Geldermalsen, Neerijnen, Lingewaal.
To ...
, and lies about 25 km south of
Utrecht
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.
From 1818 to 1977 Haaften was the main village and seat of the town hall of the eponymous municipality, which also comprised the smaller villages of
Hellouw to the west and
Tuil to the east, all on the northern bank of the river
Waal
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. On 1 January 1978 it was merged with the
Neerijnen
Neerijnen () is a village and former municipality in the Netherlands. It is about south of Utrecht and some north of 's-Hertogenbosch.
On 1 January 2019, it merged with Geldermalsen and Lingewaal to form the new municipality of West Betuwe.
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municipality of which it formed the westernmost part. In 2019 Neerijnen merged with several other municipalities to form West Betuwe.
History
It was first mentioned in 1160 as Haften. The etymology is unclear. Haaften developed into a stretched out ''
esdorp
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'' which was surrounded by the
dike
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* Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian"
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of the
Waal
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on three sides.
Castle Goudenstein was built by the van Haeften family and was first mentioned in the 13th century. In 1672, the castle was destroyed by the French, and only the corner tower remained. In 1969, the tower was restored.
In 1840, Haaften was home to 992 people.
The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1851.
The
grist mill
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De Blauwe Reiger was built in 1856. It was decommissioned in 1949 and sold in 1952. The new owner restored the wind mill in 1955. Since 1975, it is owned by the municipality.
Gallery
File:Haaften Herenstraat 10.jpg, House in Haaften
File:Goudenstein.jpg, Remains of castle Goudenstein
File:Haaften De Blauwe Reiger.jpg, Windmill De Blauwe Reiger
File:Haaften GM Koningsstraat 15.jpg, House in Haaften
References
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Populated places in Gelderland
Former municipalities of Gelderland
West Betuwe