| Aijen | |
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| Hamlet | |
 Sint Antoniuskapel, Aijen | |
  AijenLocation in the NetherlandsShow map of Netherlands AijenLocation in the province of Limburg in the NetherlandsShow map of Limburg, Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′N 6°02′E / 51.583°N 6.033°E / 51.583; 6.033 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Bergen, Limburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.63 km (1.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,370 |
| • Density | 900/km (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5854 |
| 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". Aijen was home to 257 people in 1840.
Between 1533 until 1965, there was a pedestrian ferry across the Maas to Maashees [nl]. 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.
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 5854AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "Aijen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Aijen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
| Populated places in the municipality of Bergen, Limburg | |
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| Towns | |
| Villages | |
| Hamlets | |
| List of cities, towns and villages in Limburg (Netherlands) | |
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