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Coordinates: 51°49′28″N 5°2′48″E / 51.82444°N 5.04667°E

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Vuren
Village
Entering the village
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°49′28″N 5°2′48″E / 51.82444°N 5.04667°E / 51.82444; 5.04667
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	West Betuwe
Area ^[1]
• Total	21.53 km² (8.31 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	2,130
• Density	99/km² (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4214^[1]
Dialing code	0183

Vuren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and is located about 5 km east of Gorinchem.

Vuren was a separate municipality until 1986, when it merged with Asperen, Herwijnen, and Heukelum including Spijk. The new municipality was originally called "Vuren", but the name changed to "Lingewaal" in 1987. Before 1816, the municipality of Vuren was named "Dalem".^[3]

In 2001, the village of Vuren had 1575 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.47 km², and contained 608 residences.^[4] The statistical area "Vuren", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2090.^[5]

The fort at Vuren formed as part of the defensive Hollandic Water Line.

Trivia

It is possible that the clan of van Vuuren, originated from here, despite the modern majority of the clan being based in South Africa

Gallery

Fort Vuren
Landscape with view at Vuren

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 4214DA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

External links

Vuren village homepage

v t e Populated places in the municipality of West Betuwe
Towns	Geldermalsen Asperen Heukelum
Villages	Acquoy Beesd Buurmalsen Deil Enspijk Est Gellicum Haaften Heesselt Hellouw Herwijnen Meteren Neerijnen Ophemert Opijnen Rhenoy Rumpt Spijk Tricht Tuil Varik Vuren Waardenburg
List of cities, towns and villages in Gelderland

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