Hien is a neighbourhood of

Dodewaard Dodewaard is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 7 km south of Wageningen. Dodewaard was a separate municipality until 2002, when it became a part of K ...

and a hamlet in the

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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

Neder-Betuwe Neder-Betuwe () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the east of the Netherlands. On 1 April 2003, it was established as the new name of the redivided municipality of Kesteren. Neder-Betuwe counted 25,042 inhabitants on 1 january 20 ...

, about 1 km east of

. It was first mentioned in the late 9th century as Hehun. The etymology is unclear. Around 1300, Hien becomes an independent parish. The tower of church burned down in 1641 and was replaced in 1787. In 1842, the church was demolished and replaced by a new church. In 1840, it was home to 637 people. It grew into a single urban area with Dodewaard and most of the original village including the church has been annexed. There are about a dozen houses in the hamlet left.

Gallery

File:Pluimenburgstraat 2, "De Pluimenburg", voorgevel - Hien - 20112600 - RCE.jpg, Farm at Hien File:Dodewaard Rijksmonument 12927 Den Esch Kerkstraat 6.JPG, Villa at Hien File:Dodewaard, NH kerk Hien.JPG, Place name sign of Dodewaard in front of the church of Hien

References

Populated places in Gelderland Neder-Betuwe {{Gelderland-geo-stub