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. (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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