Opijnen

Opijnen
—  Village  —
The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Opijnen in the municipality of Neerijnen.
Coordinates: 51°49′40″N 5°17′54″E / 51.82778°N 5.29833°E / 51.82778; 5.29833Coordinates: 51°49′40″N 5°17′54″E / 51.82778°N 5.29833°E / 51.82778; 5.29833
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Neerijnen
Population (2005)
– Total	1,057
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Opijnen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 10 km southwest of Tiel.

Opijnen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it changed its name to Est en Opijnen.^[1]

In 2001, the village of Opijnen had 641 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.18 km², and contained 260 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Opijnen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1060.^[3]

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.