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Country
  
Netherlands

Local time
  
Wednesday 12:06 PM

Population
  
1,575 (2001)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Gelderland

Municipality
  
Lingewaal

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Weather
  
12°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 61% Humidity

Vuren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and is located about 5 km east of Gorinchem.

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Map of Vuren, Netherlands

Vuren was a separate municipality until 1986, when it merged with Asperen, Herwijnen, and Heukelum including Spijk. The new municipality was originally called "Vuren", but the name changed to "Lingewaal" in 1987. Before 1816, the municipality of Vuren was named "Dalem".

In 2001, the village of Vuren had 1575 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.47 km², and contained 608 residences. The statistical area "Vuren", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2090.

Trivia

  • It is possible that the clan of van Vuuren, originated from here, despite the modern majority of the clan being based in South Africa

    • References

    Vuren Wikipedia
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