Alverna

Alverna is a in the municipality of in the province of in the . As of 2021, it had a population of 2,525. The village is named after the Alverna monastery founded there in 1887, which in turn is named after , the mountain in where Francis of Assisi is said to have received the stigmata on 17 September 1224.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 2,480 residents
  • Description: village in Wijchen, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Alverna, Netherlands”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schoonoord and Wijchen railway station.

Windmill
Photo: Havang, Public domain.
is a tower mill in Alverna, , , which was built in 1887 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

Railway station
Photo: PiusImpavidus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wijchen is a railway station located in , . The station was opened in 1881 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Railway station
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Nijmegen Dukenburg is a railway station located in the south west of , . The station was opened on 2 June 1973 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway. is situated 3½ km northeast of Alverna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldenhof and Nederasselt.

Quarter
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
is a quarter, which is situated 3 km east of Alverna.

Village
is a in the municipality of in the province of , the . is situated 3½ km south of Alverna.

Quarter
Photo: Orange2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Alverna.

Alverna

Latitude
51.8035° or 51° 48′ 13″ north
Longitude
5.75618° or 5° 45′ 22″ east
Population
2,480
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9F37RQ34+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 43881561
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2759853
Wiki­data ID
Q2587102
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Alverna” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Alverna”
  • Basque: “Alverna”
  • Chinese: “Alverna”
  • Dutch: “Alverna”
  • French: “Alverna”
  • Ladin: “Alverna”
  • Luxembourgish: “Alverna”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Alverna”
  • Russian: “Алверна”
  • Turkish: “Alverna”
  • Vietnamese: “Alverna”
  • Western Frisian: “Alverna”

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Highlights include Oase and begraafplaats van de franciscanen en franciscanessen van het klooster in alverna.

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