Eastern Netherlands
Gelderland
West Betuwe

Heukelum

Heukelum is a city in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 8 km northeast of . It received city rights in 1391.
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  • Type: Village with 2,280 residents
  • Description: town in West Betuwe, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Heukelom”
  • Postal code: 4161

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nationaal Glasmuseum and Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden.

Museum
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY 3.0.
The is a museum and former hofje in , , on the Kerkstraat. It was built during the years 1770-1772 on the former location of the "Kasteel van Leerdam", a castle that was destroyed by the Spanish in 1574.

Railway station
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The is located in the western , on the MerwedeLingelijn line between and . The railway station was opened on 1 December 1883. Train services are operated by Qbuzz. is situated 2½ km northeast of Heukelum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kedichem and Asperen.

Village
is a village in the province of . It is located about 7 km northeast of the city of , in the municipality of .

Village
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is a small city in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 10 km east of on the river . It received city rights in 1313. is situated 2½ km east of Heukelum.

Town
Photo: Marc Chang Sing Pang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city and former municipality in the western , in the province of . The municipality was merged with the municipalities of and Zederik on 1 January 2019. is situated 2½ km northeast of Heukelum.

Heukelum

Latitude
51.87247° or 51° 52′ 21″ north
Longitude
5.07504° or 5° 4′ 30″ east
Population
2,280
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL HUK
Open location code
9F37V3CG+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 44169886
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2754150
Wiki­data ID
Q2443843
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Heukelum” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Heukelum”
  • Asturian: “Heukelum”
  • Catalan: “Heukelum”
  • Cebuano: “Heukelum”
  • Chinese: “Heukelum”
  • Dutch: “Heukelum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هيوكيلوم”
  • Esperanto: “Heukelum”
  • French: “Heukelum”
  • Indonesian: “Heukelum”
  • Irish: “Heukelum”
  • Italian: “Heukelum”
  • Kurdish: “Heukelum”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Heukelum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Heukelum”
  • Persian: “هئوکلوم”
  • Portuguese: “Heukelum”
  • Slovenian: “Heukelum”
  • Turkish: “Heukelum”
  • Ukrainian: “Гекелюм”
  • Welsh: “Heukelum”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Heukelum”. Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY 2.5.