About the town » Vuren, West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands


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. 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.

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Vuren
West Betuwe
Gelderland
Netherlands
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