Neerijnen () is a village and former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It is about south of

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...

and some north of

's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...

. On 1 January 2019, it merged with

Geldermalsen Geldermalsen () is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Town of Geldermalsen The town centre of Geldermalsen contains a two-aisled Gothic church dating from the 15th century, with a Romanesque towe ...

and Lingewaal to form the new municipality 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 ...

History

It was first mentioned in 996 as in Ine. The etymology in unclear. It is neer (lower) in comparison with Opijnen (upper). The village developed as an ''

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'' perpendicular to the

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of the

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. Neerijnen Castle was built around 1350 and formed a single estate with

Waardenburg Castle Waardenburg Castle, sometimes also called Weerdenburg, is a medieval castle located in Waardenburg in the municipality of West Betuwe, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. History The date of foundation of Waardenburg Castle is precisely know ...

. In 1574, it was under siege by

William the Silent William the Silent (24 April 153310 July 1584), also known as William the Taciturn (translated from nl, Willem de Zwijger), or, more commonly in the Netherlands, William of Orange ( nl, Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch Re ...

and mainly destroyed. The castle was rebuilt in 1627. In 1980, it served as town hall. In 2019, Neerijnen merged into

, and the castle was put up for sale. In 1840, it was home to 294 people. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1865.

Former population centres

* Est * Haaften * Heesselt * Hellouw * Neerijnen *

Ophemert Ophemert is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 5 km south of Tiel. Ophemert was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen. H ...

* Opijnen * Tuil * Varik *

Waardenburg Waardenburg is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and is located about 13 km west of Tiel. Waardenburg was a separate municipality until 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen. ...

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Neerijnen, June 2015''

Gallery

File:Neerijnen Achterstraat 2.jpg, House in Neerijnen File:.Boerderijtje bij Snelleveld..JPG, Farm with haystack File:Neerijnen Waalbandijk 19 (2).jpg, Restaurant on the dike

References

External links

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Official website
West Betuwe Former municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 {{gelderland-geo-stub