Afferden, Gelderland

Afferden
Village

Windmill De Drie Waaien.

The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Afferden in the municipality of Druten.
Coordinates: 51°52′48″N 5°38′5″E / 51.88000°N 5.63472°E / 51.88000; 5.63472Coordinates: 51°52′48″N 5°38′5″E / 51.88000°N 5.63472°E / 51.88000; 5.63472
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Druten
Population
  Total 1,640
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6654

Afferden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Druten, and lies about 10 km northwest of Wijchen.

Afferden was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Druten.[1]

In 2001, the village of Afferden had 787 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.22 km², and contained 304 residences.[2] The statistical area "Afferden", which includes the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1640.[3]

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.


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