Herwen is a village in the Dutch province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Zevenaar Zevenaar () is a municipality and a city in the Gelderland province, in the eastern Netherlands near the border with Germany. Population centres *Angerlo *Babberich *Giesbeek *Lathum *Ooy *Oud-Zevenaar *Zevenaar History The earliest signs of h ...

. Herwen was a separate municipality until 1818, when the area was divided between the new municipality of

Herwen en Aerdt 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. The municipality covered the villages Herwen and Aerdt, and the surrounding a ...

and

Pannerden Pannerden is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar. Pannerden was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1985, when it became a part of the new municipality of Rijnwaarden. Histo ...

History

The village was first mentioned in the 1st century as Carvio ad Molem. The etymologie in unclear. It was discovered on the tomb of Marcus Mallius, a Roman soldier buried in Herwen. In 897, it was attested as Harauua. Herwen developed along the Oude Rijn near Castle Ter Cluse. The castle was built in 1348 and destroyed in 1598. In 1652, a ''

havezate A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals wi ...

'' was built in its place. The Catholic St.-Martinus Church was built between 1904 and 1905 as a replacement of an 1818 predecessor. In 1840, Herwen was home to 654 people.

Gallery

File:Herwen, de Sint Martinuskerk RM515549 foto4 2015-08-20 11.19.jpg, Herwen, church: de Sint Martinuskerk File:Aerdt-Herwen (2).JPG, 't Huis Aerdt File:Oude Rijn bij Herwen.jpg, Oude Rijm near Herwen

References

Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Zevenaar {{Gelderland-geo-stub