Heurne

Hamlet in Gelderland, Netherlands

51°53′58″N 6°34′22″E / 51.89951°N 6.57290°E / 51.89951; 6.57290CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityAaltenArea

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• Total7.57 km² (2.92 sq mi)Elevation

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24 m (79 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total360 • Density48/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7122^[1]

Dialing code0543

Heurne is a hamlet in the municipality of Aalten, near Aalten (Achterhoek region) in the eastern Netherlands.

It was first mentioned in 1492 as Horne, and means "bent [of a hill]".^[3] The postal authorities have placed it under Aalten.^[4] In 1840, it was home to 274 people.^[5]

Heurne has a village centre, "D'n Heurnsen Tref" and is known of the border crossing Heurne-Hemden [de; nl].^[5] Across the Heurne lies the Hamelandroute.^[5] Heurne does not have a centre, only a few stores at the border crossing. To avoid confusion with De Heurne (Dinxperlose Heurne"), Heurne is locally known as "Aaltense Heurne".^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7122AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Heurne - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Postcode 7122 in Aalten". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Heurne (Aalten)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.