Aijen | |
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Hamlet | |
Coordinates: 51°35′N 6°02′E / 51.583°N 6.033°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Municipality | Bergen, Limburg |
Area | |
• Total | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 2,370 |
• Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 5854
[1] |
Dialing code | 0485 |
Aijen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːi.ə(n)]; Limburgish: Äöje [ˈœːjə]) is a hamlet in the municipality of Bergen in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands.
The village was first mentioned in 1336 as Oyen, and means "land on a stream". [3] Aijen was home to 257 people in 1840. [4]
Between 1533 until 1965, there was a pedestrian ferry across the Maas to Maashees . Aijen does not have a church, but has a chapel from the 16th or 17th century, and it was the religious building in the municipality of Bergen which survived undamaged. [4]