Azewijn
Encyclopedia
Azewijn is a small village in the Dutch
province of Gelderland
. It is located in the municipality Montferland
, about 3 km east of the town of 's-Heerenberg
.
Azewijn has about 800 inhabitants. The main part of the village is also known as "Groot-Azewijn" (Greater Azewijn), in contrast with the hamlet "Klein-Azewijn" (Lesser Azewijn) about 1 km to the north.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
. It is located in the municipality Montferland
Montferland
Montferland is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the former neighboring municipalities of Bergh and Didam.- Population centres :Formerly from Bergh*'s-Heerenberg*Stokkum*Zeddam*Braamt*Kilder*Lengel...
, about 3 km east of the town of 's-Heerenberg
's-Heerenberg
s-Heerenberg is a city on the Dutch-German border, in the Province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It is located about 5 km north of the German Emmerich, and about 12 km south of Doetinchem. It received city rights in 1379....
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Azewijn has about 800 inhabitants. The main part of the village is also known as "Groot-Azewijn" (Greater Azewijn), in contrast with the hamlet "Klein-Azewijn" (Lesser Azewijn) about 1 km to the north.