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Boven-Leeuwen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 9 km east of Tiel. It is the protestant part of the former village of Leeuwen.

History

It was first called Boven-Leeuwen in 1986 to distinguish from Beneden-Leeuwen.[1] Leeuwen was first attested in the 12th century as Lewen, and means "settlement near burial hill".[2] The village developed along the Waal. In 1898, a Catholic church was built in Beneden-Leeuwen, and the village split in a Catholic (beneden) and a Protestant (boven) village.[3]

The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1753 and 1756.[3] It was severely damaged in 1944/1945, and restored between 1964 and 1966.[4] In 1918, a Catholic church was constructed in Boven-Leeuwen. Huis te Leeuwen is a manor house which was built in 1654 as an extension of a medieval house. In 1819, the estate was demolished except for the gate house and the moat.[3] In 1840, the entire village of Leeuwen was home to 2,128 people.[4]

People born in Boven-Leeuwen

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Шаблон:Dutch municipality West Maas en Waal Шаблон:Authority control


Шаблон:Gelderland-geo-stub