Aijen

Hamlet in Limburg, Netherlands
51°35′N 6°02′E / 51.583°N 6.033°E / 51.583; 6.033CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgMunicipalityBergen, LimburgArea
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 • Total2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)Elevation
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14 m (46 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,370 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
5854[1]
Dialing code0485

Aijen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːi.ə(n)]; Limburgish: Äöje [ˈœːjə]) is a hamlet in the municipality of Bergen in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1336 as Oyen, and means "land on a stream".[3] Aijen was home to 257 people in 1840.[4]

Between 1533 until 1965, there was a pedestrian ferry across the Maas to Maashees [nl]. Aijen does not have a church, but has a chapel from the 16th or 17th century, and it was the religious building in the municipality of Bergen which survived undamaged.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5854AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Aijen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Aijen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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